Articles filed under Transportation
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Bicycling craze is one saving grace of COVID-19Aug 10, 2020 5:30 am - Finding parking at the Great Western Trail lot in St. Charles used to be a breeze. “I've been going there for years. I've never seen it full,” said Jackie Forbes, Kane C...
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COVID-19 puts the brakes on bike sales, repairsAug 10, 2020 5:30 am - After years of casual browsing, Mundelein resident Jeanna Cristino recently decided to get serious about buying a decent bicycle that would be fun to ride on trails. She...
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Bike share program launches in Elgin, Aurora and MontgomeryAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - After a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fox Valley Bike Share System launched recently with bicycle rental locations in Elgin, Aurora and Montgomery, with ano...
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Ramp closure Tuesday in Oakbrook TerraceAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - A closure will take place on the entrance ramp from westbound Butterfield Road to westbound Roosevelt Road in Oakbrook Terrace from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, weather per...
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South Hart Road targeted for reopening by Aug. 17 in BarringtonAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Reopening of South Hart Road in Barrington is expected by Aug. 17. Village officials announced that substantial completion of the Route 14/Northwest Highway-Hart Road in...
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Elmhurst seeks input on train station improvementsAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Elmhurst officials will be working with an engineering firm, CDM Smith, to solicit public input beginning later this month on final design plans for an improvement proje...
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Truck catches fire on Elgin-O'HareAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - A Ford Super Duty truck caught fire Friday morning on the Elgin-O'Hare tollway, but Roselle firefighters had the blaze under control within 10 minutes. The Roselle Fire ...
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River Road resurfacing project set to begin MondayAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - Resurfacing work on Des Plaines River Road (Route 45) from Milwaukee Avenue in Prospect Heights to Rand Road in Des Plaines is set to begin, weather permitting, Monday, ...
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As commissioner is investigated, Bloomingdale Township voters to decide on ending road districtAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - With federal investigators still looking into the actions of Bloomingdale Township Highway Commissioner Robert Czernek, voters will determine this fall if they want the ...
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In Transit: The waiting is the hardest part at driver's facility, but it doesn't have to beAug 03, 2020 5:30 am - A three-hour wait to renew a driver's license? It happened last week in Des Plaines with a perfect storm of end-of-the month sticker renewals and the ongoing backlog rel...