Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra to increase train cars for high-demand areas during Taste of ChicagoJul 06, 2019 1:00 am - Metra will increase the number of trains operating on BNSF and Union Pacific West lines next week due to anticipated crowds heading to the Taste of Chicago. Both lin...
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Bartlett police issue traffic advisory for July 7 paradeJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - Bartlett police have issued a traffic advisory for the Bartlett Lions Club Independence Day Parade at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 7 in the area of North Avenue and South Oak Ave...
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Lanes reopened on I-90 after tractor-trailer jackknifesJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - A jackknifed tractor-trailer has been cleared from inbound Interstate 90 after blocking the right lane and slowing traffic much of the morning commute. The crash occurre...
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Inbound I-88 crash cleared after blocking laneJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - A crash on inbound I-88 near Lombard has been cleared after causing delays during the morning commute. The crash blocked the left lane and slowed traffic from I-355 to M...
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Elmhurst takes step toward adding traffic signal at York and Diversey intersectionJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Elmhurst is moving forward with a traffic signal study for the busy York Road and Diversey Avenue intersection, the first step in potentially adding a stoplight there. ...
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Boeing offers $100 million to families of 737 Max crash victimsJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based Boeing Co. said it would offer $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by the recent crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which kil...
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Is Lake County Board rethinking support for Route 53 extension?Jul 02, 2019 1:00 am - After years of campaigning that resulted in no real action, the Lake County Board is softening its support for a northward extension of Route 53. Revisions proposed for ...
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Roadrunner Transportation CFO resignsJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE - Roadrunner Transportation Systems said Terence R. Rogers, executive vice president and chief financial office, is resigning from the company effective at...
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Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra train in CaryJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - A 53-year-old Cary woman was struck and killed by a Metra train Tuesday morning near the Cary train station. Authorities said Cynthia L. Bras was crossing the tracks nea...
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Randall Road to close, other delays expected as The Wall That Heals is transported to West DundeeJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Randall Road will be temporarily closed in Elgin and West Dundee this afternoon as The Wall That Heals, a three-fourths replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is tran...