Articles filed under Transportation
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With pothole repairs up in 2022, AAA warns drivers to be carefulApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - With pothole damage on the rise in 2022, AAA is warning drivers to keep an eye out for cracked pavement this spring. The motorist association reports a nationwide 57% sp...
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Distraction, speeding, alcohol drive up 2021 traffic deaths to highest total in 16 yearsApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the...
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Evacuations end after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailmentMar 30, 2023 1:00 am - PRINSBURG, Minn. - Hundreds of people had to evacuate their Minnesota hometown after a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire early Thursday, but ...
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Touhy Avenue bridge repairs begin MondayMar 30, 2023 1:00 am - Repairs to the Touhy Avenue bridge over the Des Plaines River in Des Plaines and Park Ridge will begin weather permitting on Monday, according to the Illinois Department...
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Secretary of state backs standard driver's licenses for noncitizensMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House advanced a measure last week that would allow noncitizen residents who are currently eligible for a "temporary visitor driver's license"...
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Police, sheriffs to increase enforcement of distracted driving laws in AprilMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the DuPage County sheriff's office, the Illinois State Police, Carpentersville police and about 200 other police departme...
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'We have to prepare': Towns grapple with more freight trains heading their wayMar 27, 2023 5:30 am - Barring a legal miracle, suburbs near the Canadian Pacific tracks will face an influx of eight more freight trains a day in the coming years. The U.S. Surface Transporta...
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St. Charles plans $3.7 million in street upgrades beginning in MayMar 26, 2023 1:00 am - Fifteen streets in St. Charles likely will be repaired as part of this year's street rehabilitation program. The council's Government Services Committee last week recomm...
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Canadian Pacific freight cars derail in Franklin ParkMar 26, 2023 1:00 am - Two Canadian Pacific Railway freight train cars derailed in Franklin Park on Sunday afternoon. No one was injured, the company said, and the tracks were cleared within h...
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Tollway employee disciplined after hanging ropeMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois tollway officials said Friday they had taken disciplinary action against an employee who hung a rope from the ceiling of a maintenance facility in August 2022. ...