Articles filed under Transportation
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Pyke: Would you pay to drive faster on a freeway?Dec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Would you pay to get where you want to go faster? That's the idea behind “managed lanes,” an innocuous-sounding piece of wonkery that could signal a seismic shift in how...
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Snow likely to slow your morning commuteDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Slick and snowy conditions are greeting motorists across the suburbs, the National Weather Service is reporting. Less than an inch of snow is reported as of 6 a.m., offi...
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Funding progress could bring fix for Union StationDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - A breakthrough this week by U.S. House and Senate negotiators means likely passage of a five-year, $281 billion transportation bill paying for highways and transit. Clos...
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Reserved parking system debuts Tuesday at O'Hare, MidwayNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - A parking reservation program debuts today at O'Hare and Midway airports. It will allow drivers to reserve covered spots inside airport garages for an extra $10 per spac...
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Pyke: How traffic controllers rebounded after Aurora sabotageNov 30, 2015 4:30 am - At 5 a.m. Sept. 26, 2014, a disgruntled FAA contractor saunters into the Chicago Center air traffic control building in Aurora, rolling a suitcase with knives, a wire cu...
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Prospect Heights Metra riders can use Passport for parkingNov 29, 2015 12:00 am - The city of Prospect Heights is offering Passport mobile pay at its Metra station lot beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1. Passport's solution allows drivers to pay for parking fr...
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Uber and 6 other Chicago stories suburbanites are talking aboutNov 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Uber, the ride-hailing giant whose investors include Mayor Rahm Emanuel's brother, was cleared for take off Tuesday at Chicago airports. Lyft, a competitor, also has bee...
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Pedestrians injured in Schaumburg parking lotNov 27, 2015 12:00 am - Two pedestrians suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of The RoomPlace near the intersection of Golf and Wilkening roads in Schaumbu...
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Hawthorn Woods solidifies Rt. 53 oppositionNov 26, 2015 4:30 am - Hawthorn Woods has reiterated and solidified its stance against a proposed Route 53 extension, with village board approval of a resolution opposing the road through town...
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O'Hare's busy day: Families reunite, couples proposeNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - Two sons from two universities in two different states on two different flights converging at O'Hare International Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year ...