Articles filed under Transportation
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Plum Grove Road work tops list of 2018 Schaumburg projectsDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Schaumburg's 2018 capital-improvement plan has a major emphasis on transportation, including reconstructing Plum Grove Road, building a new road through the former Motor...
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Maine Township highway commissioner says trustees broke lawDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Maine Township's highway commissioner accused trustees of breaking the law this week when they voted against his proposed tax increase. Highway Commissioner Walter Kazm...
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Why you should buy an I-Pass transponder before 2018Dec 21, 2017 12:00 am - The new year will bring a financial penalty for I-PASS customers who drive through tolls without a transponder or who neglect to properly mount transponders in their veh...
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Some O'Hare restaurant workers picket but shops still openDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Travelers can still grab lattes at O'Hare International Airport but a walkout by restaurant workers Thursday on one of the busiest day of the year shows the divide betwe...
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Taxpayers cover costs of state agencies to exhibit at conferenceDec 20, 2017 4:35 am - Taxpayers who covered the costs of sending local officials to a three-day Illinois Municipal League conference also paid to send public agencies to exhibit there. Six st...
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Metra on track with braking system that might have stopped Amtrak crashDec 20, 2017 4:00 am - An automatic braking system meant to prevent crashes like the Amtrak derailment in Washington state will start operating on Metra's four busiest train lines in 2018 whil...
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Farewell to the Boeing 747, the plane that shrank the worldDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - For a half-century, Boeing mechanics in a sprawling factory north of Seattle have riveted together aluminum panels into the familiar humpbacked form of the 747 jumbo jet...
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Walk at your own risk: Drivers oblivious to suburban crosswalksDec 18, 2017 4:30 am - The zebra stripes and neon yellow sign invite you to cross. Drivers are supposed - indeed legally required - to stop. And yet, when Daily Herald journalists tested out s...
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Palatine police start enforcement crackdownDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Palatine police started a traffic enforcement crackdown Monday that'll run through Jan. 2. Extra uniformed Palatine police officers will be on the streets conducting sat...
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Chicago 'prepared' for outage like at Atlanta airport, officials sayDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Experts say Chicago can learn from the travel meltdown resulting from a power outage at the nation's busiest airport midday Sunday in Atlanta, although the impact on fli...