Articles filed under Transportation
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O'Hare, Midway to offer COVID-19 testsDec 07, 2020 10:00 pm - Air travelers and employees at O'Hare and Midway airports will have access to two types of tests for the coronavirus under a program unveiled Tuesday touted as the "most...
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O'Hare at the center of life or death vaccine logisticsDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - The name of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was incorrect in earlier versions. O'Hare International Airport is best known for reuniting people and connecting...
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Even with vaccines, airport testing is here for the long haulDec 06, 2020 5:24 am - Even as the race to approve and distribute COVID-19 vaccines is entering its final stretch, parts of the travel industry are sprinting to a different finish line: airpor...
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Four lanes of Grand Avenue in east Gurnee to open for winterDec 02, 2020 4:30 am - Work is now underway on a short but crucial stretch of a major, long-delayed project to improve traffic flow near Grand Avenue and Route 41 on the east side of Gurnee. T...
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Car care tips for the perfect storm of winter and COVID-19Nov 30, 2020 4:30 am - Coping with COVID-19 is frazzling enough without experiencing that clicking sound the car makes on a frigid morning or the infuriating sputtering noise as you pump the g...
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Grand Avenue in Gurnee to temporarily close beginning Dec. 1Nov 29, 2020 12:00 am - As part of ongoing improvements on Grand Avenue between Skokie Highway and Waveland Avenue in Gurnee, the Illinois Department of Transportation will close Grand for near...
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Aesthetic railing, lights part of Libertyville bridge designNov 27, 2020 4:30 am - Construction is a long way off, but lighting and design elements have been selected for a new Rockland Road bridge over the Des Plaines River. The bridge, owned jointly ...
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DuPage County doubles gas taxNov 26, 2020 12:00 am - The DuPage County Board has approved a doubling of the 4-cents-per-gallon gas tax in response to revenue losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new rate goes into ef...
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O'Hare traffic lighter on eve of Thanksgiving holidayNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - O'Hare International Airport's traditional Thanksgiving travel blockbuster was relatively tame Wednesday, reflecting a 60% drop in passengers across the U.S. compared wi...
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Set a place for Zoom: Many suburbanites will forgo traditional Thanksgiving trips this yearNov 23, 2020 4:30 am - Traditionally, this is the week Curt Alliaume packs his family into the car and steers toward Washington, D.C., for a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings — includi...