Articles filed under Transportation
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Wauconda considers allowing golf carts on some village streetsDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - Wauconda village trustees will consider a preliminary staff recommendation for the creation of a golf cart permit program, when they meet as a committee of the whole Tue...
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Woman hospitalized after being struck by Metra train near Des PlainesDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - A woman struck by a Metra train Friday night near the Mount Prospect-Des Plaines border was hospitalized with serious injuries, Metra officials confirmed Sunday. Metra s...
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13-year-old boy, 75-year-old woman dead after car drives through crossing gate, gets hit by trainDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - A 13-year-old boy and 75-year-old Antioch-area woman were killed Sunday when the car they were riding in drove through a railroad crossing gate was hit by a Metra train ...
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Route 53 task force gives green light to greenway as IDOT demursDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - A state task force on Friday recommended that hundreds of acres bought by the Illinois Department of Transportation to extend Route 53 be converted to a greenway. That w...
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Bye-bye, bottleneck? IDOT wraps up Jane Byrne redo with fanfare and promises of faster commutesDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - After years of explaining why the Jane Byrne Interchange redo was taking so long, state officials had reason to celebrate its substantial completion Wednesday. Rebuildin...
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Byrne Interchange mega-project finally ready to debut with '50% reduction in delays'Dec 13, 2022 11:10 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation engineers are promising a 50% improvement in traffic delays as the interminable Jane Byrne Interchange rebuild wraps up. The recons...
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Travel is spiking as gas prices keep dipping, AAA forecastsDec 13, 2022 4:00 am - Gas prices should continue to dive if winter norms prevail, AAA analysts predicted Monday. "The seasonal pattern of less driving due to shorter days and crummy weather, ...
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What's on the next secretary of state's agendaDec 12, 2022 4:30 am - On Jan. 9, a new Illinois secretary of state will take office for the first time in a quarter-century. Chicago Democrat and former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will...
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Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transitDec 12, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even m...
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Road salt can harm the environment. So is there a better way to treat roads? Experts have ideas.Dec 09, 2022 4:00 am - Salt is essential to keeping our roads safe during snowy, cold weather, but our use of the chemical takes a lofty environmental toll — road salt can contaminate drinking...