Articles filed under Transportation
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Platform rebuilds and more: What projects Metra plans to tackle this summerMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - With more than 200,000 new rail ties to be installed, 24 crossing rebuilds, 12 platform replacements and two new stations, Metra riders can expect a busy construction se...
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Chicago must make road crossings safer for the blindMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - After a retinal disease left him legally blind, architect John Gleichman was struck by a taxicab while walking home near Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo - at the same interse...
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Metra train strikes unoccupied SUV in Lake ForestMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - A Metra train struck an unoccupied SUV Friday afternoon at the crossing at Western Avenue and Ryan Place in Lake Forest. Lake Forest police and firefighters responded at...
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Schaumburg considers 4-year plan to improve network, safety, education for bicyclistsMay 03, 2023 5:30 am - Schaumburg's transportation committee Tuesday recommended adoption of a four-year plan to improve the village's bicycle program, with more specific goals for the fiscal ...
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Man faces 27 years for transporting cocaine, meth, hydrocodone on I-90May 01, 2023 1:00 am - A Kane County judge has found a 25-year-old Minnesota man guilty of unlawful possession of about $60,000 worth of drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine and hydrocodo...
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Illinois tollway adds features to new appMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway has loaded extra features onto an app that's been gaining traction among drivers. Since the app's debut last year, "we've gradually added new functi...
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What's among the 20 projects in Lake County's $88 million, 2023 construction programApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation's $88 million 2023 construction program comprises 20 projects that include 17 miles of road resurfacing, intersection upgrades...
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When's my train coming? Metra to install monitors with times at every stationApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the Elmhurst station is on the Union Pacific West Line. Metra's familiar announcements about when trains ...
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Downtown Arlington Heights intersection closing for rail repairsApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - The rail crossing at Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights will be closed to all traffic this week for repairs, according to the village. The...
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Volunteers tackle litter problem one piece at a timeApr 22, 2023 7:00 am - In 2003, four friends from the Johnsburg area began volunteering to pick up litter near the town's main stretch of road under McHenry County's Adopt-A-Highway program. T...