Articles filed under Transportation
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134-year-old Metra bridge to be replaced in ElginOct 27, 2015 1:00 am - A 134-year-old Metra bridge in Elgin will be replaced with the help of a $14 million federal grant. The U.S. Department of Transportation gave the money to Metra to repl...
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Cars roll off trailer on I-294Oct 27, 2015 1:00 am - All lanes of northbound I-294 are open again after cars rolled off a trailer near Roosevelt Road, state police say. A pickup truck traveling north was pulling a trailer...
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Hampshire man ejected from vehicle in Hoffman Estates crashOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Hampshire man was being treated at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge on Monday after being ejected from his vehicle in a rollover crash Sund...
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Libertyville issues final bond issue for voter-approved road repairsOct 25, 2015 7:20 am - Tax hikes are rarely popular but in early 2012 a solid majority of Libertyville voters agreed a $20 million investment to fix local roads was worth it. For each of the p...
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Editorial: A reflection on a tragic day in Fox River GroveOct 24, 2015 2:00 pm - Though the intersection at Algonquin Road and Northwest Highway in Fox River Grove has changed, it is impossible to drive past it without thinking, even if only briefly,...
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Experts: Fox River Grove crash triggered reforms, but we can do moreOct 24, 2015 7:15 am - Standing near a memorial at Algonquin Road and the Union Pacific tracks, Fox River Grove Police Chief Ron Lukasik points north. "The bus was facing that way," he says. "...
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Police: 3 dead, 34 injured after homecoming parade crashOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - STILLWATER, Okla. - A woman suspected of driving under the influence plowed into a crowd Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing three p...
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Smartphone, credit card payments coming to Mt. Prospect commuter lotsOct 23, 2015 5:05 am - Paying for parking by smartphone, credit card or debit card soon will be an option in Mount Prospect's commuter lots, as part of upgrades to the automated pay stations a...
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Roundabout opens ahead of schedule in Lake BarringtonOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Motorists in southwestern Lake County caught a break Friday with the early opening of a $7 million roundabout at River and Roberts roads in Lake Barrington. Roberts Road...
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Mundelein scrapping overnight parking planOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein officials are scrapping a plan for new overnight parking restrictions, saying the proposal would be complicated and too costly to implement. It also faced crit...