Articles filed under Transportation
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New tollway chief wants to hear from stakeholders on Route 53May 17, 2019 5:20 am - The Illinois tollway's new chief is neutral on the Route 53 extension for now, wants to prioritize customer service and hopes to stabilize an agency that's been churning...
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Gas tax hike, other fees would fund Pritzker's $41.5 billion 'Rebuild Illinois' capital planMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday briefed lawmakers on a proposed capital improvements plan that calls for spending $41.5 billion on transportation, ...
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Metra OKs engineering for train to Oswego, but who will pay to build it?May 15, 2019 1:00 am - Extending Metra BNSF commuter service into Kendall County gathered steam Wednesday after directors approved a $4.7 million engineering contract to design a conceptual pl...
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Geneva railroad expansion to start in 2020May 14, 2019 5:00 am - The construction of a third set of railroad tracks on the Union Pacific main line through Geneva will likely begin in the spring of 2020, according to the railroad. Liis...
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Homeowner's reaction to I-294 project: 'We are being railroaded' by the tollwayMay 13, 2019 5:30 am - As a $4 billion Central Tri-State (I-294) widening gathers speed, some residents in the crosshairs of the project feel like they've been bulldozed. "It's been almost a...
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Group choosing overnight O'Hare runway rotation could growMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - An advisory group grappling with how to distribute jet noise evenly around the region at night may get a little louder. The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission's Gover...
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Lane closures on Milwaukee Avenue in Lake County begin May 20May 12, 2019 1:00 am - Traffic on Milwaukee Avenue approaching Corporate Woods Parkway in Vernon Hills will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, May 20, weather permittin...
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Hub Group executive to retireMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Hub Group's President and Chief Operating Officer Don Maltby will retire effective June 30, the company announced Friday. He will also retire from Hub Group'...
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Passengers empathize with drivers' woes, but ride-shares go on at O'HareMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - Amid a nationwide protest over wages, Uber and Lyft drivers swooped in and out of O'Hare International Airport to pick up and deposit travelers as usual Wednesday. Nume...
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Elmhurst Road reopened after tanker rollover leaks chemicalMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - All lanes of a stretch of Elmhurst Road in Des Plaines were blocked by emergency crews for nearly 12 hours Wednesday after a truck hauling a tank of a chemical rolled ov...