Articles filed under Transportation
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New I-90/Route 25 park-n-ride readyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Pace debuted a new park-n-ride station at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 25 in Elgin Monday intended to reduce traffic by encouraging drivers to hop on the bus...
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Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killedDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - DUPONT, Wash. - An Amtrak train making the first run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway be...
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Elmhurst man dies after his vehicle strikes I-294 medianDec 17, 2017 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Elmhurst man died early Saturday from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle car crash on I-294 after he failed to negotiate a curve on the tollway near ...
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President of Morai Logistics honored by Canada's Most Powerful WomenDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - The Hub Group Inc., a multimodal transportation solutions provider based in Oak Brook, said that Kelli Saunders was recognized by Women's Executive Network as one of...
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Northbrook teen dies in I-88 crash near Sugar GroveDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois State Police said one person died after a four-vehicle crash Friday morning on Interstate 88 near Route 47 in Sugar Grove. Samuel Gradman, 19, of Northbrook was...
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More spending to get Longmeadow Parkway going approvedDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - Like much of the process so far, when Kane County Board member Jarett Sanchez rose to express his opposition to spending $37 million in Longmeadow Parkway construction T...
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Editorial: Traffic law aims to build safe driving habitsDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - Less than 24 hours before a scheduled news conference last Wednesday to draw attention to a new Illinois tollway safety campaign, two Cook County sheriff's deputies cond...
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Metra settles for $225,000 in beating caseDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago man beaten by Metra police officers in 2015 and wrongly jailed for 21 months has received a settlement of $225,000 from the railroad, officials said Tuesday. A...
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Why jet fuel rule could hurt Wheeling, other suburbsDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - A windfall for airports could mean a loss to Illinois municipalities as legislators determine the fate of millions of dollars in jet fuel taxes. At issue is how the Gene...
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Operation North Pole in Rosemont provides 'best day ever' for sick kidsDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Niles firefighter Jim Leibach wiped away tears, as did some of the other 200 local firefighters and police officers, as they stood on bended knee and welcomed 75 serious...