Articles filed under Transportation
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Authorities advise riders, travelers to watch for suspicious behavior after concert bombingMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - Aviation and transit officials took Monday's terrorist attack at a British concert venue in stride Tuesday, advising riders and travelers to carry on as normal but be al...
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Part of Route 59 closed after oil spillMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - A section of Route 59 in Barrington Hills will be closed through Wednesday morning after an oil spill caused slick conditions on the pavement, Illinois Department of Tra...
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In Transit: Readers don't see straight on roundabout issueMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - As roundabouts sprout in the suburbs, drivers are taking sides after a recent column about engineering solutions to prevent crashes. You can put Elgin's Josh Powell in t...
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Big vote on $25 million Route 53 study coming ThursdayMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Tollway leaders pushed forward Monday with a $25 million contract to study extending Route 53 north amid objections from Lake County residents who called it a "boondoggl...
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Third runway test passes committee; changes could affect Des Plaines, ElmhurstMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - Members of an O'Hare noise committee voted for a third overnight runway rotation Friday, but conflicts between suburbs over whose residents get a sound sleep could make ...
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Bike club honors Mount Prospect cyclist killed in crosswalkMay 18, 2017 5:30 am - The Arlington Heights Bicycle Club's annual participation Wednesday evening in the International Ride of Silence honored Mount Prospect resident Joni Beaudry, 55, of Mou...
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Schaumburg considering 3-cents-per-gallon gas taxMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees will vote Tuesday, May 23, on whether to impose a 3-cents-per-gallon motor fuel tax to sustain a recent $2 million increase in the village's annual s...
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Cook County announces 2017 road projectsMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - South Barrington and Schaumburg are among nearly 20 suburban municipalities getting Cook County 2017 road construction projects at a cost of $23.2 million dollars. Pave...
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Real-time traffic, alerts to go live on I-90 this summerMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) drivers can expect those inscrutable black gantries towering over the roadway to get chatty this summer. The Illinois tollway has completed in...
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Cleanup due to heavy storms begins this morningMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - People are cleaning up the damage created by heavy storms that rolled through the area late Wednesday. Wind and tree damage has been reported in Long Grove, Elgin and O...