Articles filed under Transportation
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Police say Buffalo Grove man punched Metra conductorDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - A Buffalo Grove man is facing battery charges after police say he punched a Metra conductor in the face and tried to push him down a stairway at Union Station. George J....
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INfrequently Asked Questions: Terrors of being a driver ed teacherDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - This week's INfrequently Asked Questions features Ryan Smith, 36, of Shorewood, who tells us about the terrors of being a driver education instructor at Stevenson High S...
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Schaumburg police stepping up holiday traffic enforcementDec 18, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg police will have a stepped-up enforcement period to stop traffic law violations from Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, which will be funded by an Illinois Department of Tran...
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Speed limit soon could rise to 70 on I-90, I-355 stretchesDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Tollway directors Thursday voted to allow 70 mph speed limits on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) between Elgin and Rockford and on the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) b...
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Truck crash delays Metra trainsDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Metra's BNSF trains are running 15 to 45 minutes behind after a truck struck a bridge earlier at Kedzie Avenue, Metra officials say. The obstruction briefly shut down tr...
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Environmental study of Route 53 extension approvedDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders agreed to move forward with a study of a Route 53 extension north amid a boardroom full of Lake County residents speaking against and for the pl...
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Bull Creek Drive to close starting MondayDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Bull Creek Drive, immediately north of Route 137, in the Bull Creek subdivision in Libertyville Township will be closed weather permitting starting at 7 a.m. Monday, Dec...
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Two state lawmakers withdraw support for Route 53 extensionDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - mzawislak@dailyherald.com Opposition to the proposed Route 53 extension into Lake County stiffened Wednesday as two key backers withdrew their support in light of what t...
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State police write 696 citations in Cook County in late NovemberDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - The Illinois State Police made 696 citations/arrests and 142 written warnings to drivers in Cook County from Nov. 13 to Nov. 29, the agency reports. The Special Traffic ...
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Runway rotation could ease O'Hare jet noiseDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - Slight changes to flight paths could move airplanes over more highways, industry and parks instead of homes overnight, but that's just one of several vying solutions eme...