Articles filed under Transportation
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Tollway reaches deals with railroads on western access to O'HareMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - After years of friction, Illinois tollway directors approved separate contracts with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific railroads totaling $250 million Thursday, removin...
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Wheeling village attorney says airport PR deal legal, but 'doesn't smell good'May 20, 2020 5:18 am - Some Wheeling officials are questioning a public relations contract awarded in 2019 to a business partner of Chicago Executive Airport board Chairman D. Court Harris - a...
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Don't expect public transit to bounce back to 'normal' when COVID-19 retreatsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Currently, Metra is at 3% of its ridership, the CTA is at 20% and Pace is at 33% thanks to COVID-19. Revenues are in a free-fall. Yet, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwi...
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Trucks burst into flames after I-290 crash near ElmhurstMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - The eastbound lanes of I-290 near Elmhurst were closed for several hours Sunday as Illinois State Police investigated a fiery chain-reaction crash involving three semitr...
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Route 47 resurfacing to begin June 1May 17, 2020 1:00 am - A project to resurface a stretch of Route 47 from Finley Road to Route 30 in Sugar Grove will begin, weather permitting, in June, the Illinois Department of Transportati...
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Route 12 resurfacing in RichmondMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - The resurfacing of Main Street (Route 12) from Route 173 to Tryon Grove Road/Kuhn Road in Richmond will require daily, intermittent lane closures, beginning, weather per...
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State grant clears the way for Palatine road upgradesMay 13, 2020 5:18 am - With the village's cost dropping from $1 million to about $163,000 thanks to a state grant, the Palatine council has approved a project to repair Rohlwing Road. Village ...
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Uber approaches Grubhub with takeover offerMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - Uber has made an offer to acquire Chicago-based Grubhub in a move that would build out its food-delivery platform even as it shutters parts of its own service abroad, ac...
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How to maintain your car during its COVID-19 vacationMay 11, 2020 5:33 am - Amid the seismic churn COVID-19 brings to life, one constant remains: a steady flow of advice from those people who are always right (or think they are). Like "don't pu...
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Hart Road in Barrington to close May 18May 07, 2020 1:00 am - Hart Road at Route 14 in Barrington will be closed starting at 6 a.m. Monday, May 18, for three months. The closure is necessary as part of railroad crossing improvement...