Articles filed under Transportation
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Chicago Executive Airport mulling ways to help Wheeling, Prospect Heights residents with noiseJul 29, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago Executive Airport could be ready to help its neighbors find some relief from airplane noise — through new flight patterns or funding soundproofing projects — jus...
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Tollway wants higher I-90 speeds, but officials warn of confusionJul 28, 2017 5:30 am - Tollway directors approved increasing speeds on the recently reconstructed Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) Thursday, but it was with some reservations about the smorgasbord o...
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59-year-old man dies in Des Plaines after being struck by Metra trainJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - A 59-year-old man died Thursday evening after being struck by a Metra train in downtown Des Plaines, officials said Friday morning. Witnesses told investigators the man ...
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Fairfield Road to close Aug. 7-20Jul 27, 2017 1:00 am - Stretches of Fairfield Road between Route 176 and Old McHenry Road near Hawthorn Woods will be closed to traffic starting 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, so Lake County Division ...
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Heller Lumber Co. thanks railroad for new lifelineJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - Officials at Heller Lumber Co. are crediting Union Pacific with replacing aging tracks on a railroad spur line that provides a lifeline to their long-standing business i...
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Elmhurst residents: Do more to cut O'Hare noiseJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 50 Elmhurst residents complained about noise from O'Hare International Airport during a city council committee meeting this week - and the mayor and several coun...
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Plan in works for second station upgrade in Libertyville?Jul 26, 2017 1:00 am - A $1.1 million dollar makeover of the Metra train station in downtown Libertyville is eagerly anticipated, but it is not the only stop in town village officials would li...
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Pay for parking via app in Vernon HillsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Commuters using the Vernon Hills Metra station soon will be able to pay for parking with their phones, following village board approval of a new parking payment program....
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Lake County, IDOT ordered to pay $7.1 million to Round Lake Beach business ownerJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Lake County and the Illinois Department of Transportation must pay $7.1 million to the owner of a Round Lake Beach shopping center as compensation for land taken and oth...
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District 220 makes plan to accommodate extra busesJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Barrington Area Unit District 220 has settled on a plan to park additional buses - a move necessitated by new student start times for the 2017-18 academic season. Distri...