Articles filed under Transportation
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Overnight Golf Road closings under I-90 planned this weekFeb 15, 2016 12:00 am - Golf Road will be completely closed beneath the Interstate 90 tollway bridge overnight later this week for construction work. The road, which runs through Rolling Meadow...
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Huntley bans heavy trucks from downtown streetsFeb 15, 2016 12:00 am - Huntley has banned trucks weighing more than six tons from driving through the village's revamped downtown historic district. The village board recently approved the or...
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Metra Union Pacific West Line resumes normal scheduleFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - After two days of misery following a fire that damaged switches and signals on the UP West Line, the route is back in business. "Union Pacific has completed repairs to a...
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Chicago Auto Show debuts hot new cars, but dealers thinking SUVsFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - What do car buyers really want in 2016? Local dealers hope the Chicago Auto Show will answer that question at a contradictory time - when low gas prices are biting into ...
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Green Oaks to ask voters to borrow $18 million for street repairsFeb 10, 2016 4:30 am - The first ballot question put to voters by elected officials in Green Oaks' 55-year history comes with a potential big impact for residents in cost and convenience. Vote...
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Two Metra's UP West Line trains canceled for ThursdayFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - Two Metra Union Pacific West Line trains have been canceled for the morning rush Thursday, but officials estimate the service - disrupted as a result of a fire on Tuesda...
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State lawmaker pushing for online red-light camera dataFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Drivers facing a $100 ticket from a red-light camera could have a new tool to assess whether the device is preventing crashes or just generating revenue with little safe...
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NTSB hopes threat of higher insurance rates stop unsafe truckersFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Federal safety officials hope blowing the whistle on unsafe trucking companies to their insurance companies could prevent tragedies such as an I-88 crash near Naperville...
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Fire causes delays on UP West through ThursdayFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - As a result of a fire that damaged vital switches and signals Tuesday, Metra commuters on the UP West Line can expect delays continuing into Thursday. Metra canceled thr...
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Illinois won't remind you if you need a vehicle emissions testFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - As another casualty of the Illinois budget impasse, the state will no longer remind you when you need to go for vehicle emissions testing, the Illinois Environmental Pro...