Articles filed under Transportation
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Route 59 construction zone switching soon to winter traffic patternDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - As winter sets in, work is scheduled to slow on the Route 59 widening project along the Naperville/Aurora border. Traffic also might slow where Route 59 intersects with ...
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Federal highway officials OK plans for Illiana ExpresswayDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - The Federal Highway Administration has approved plans for a 47-mile expressway between Illinois and Indiana. Illinois and Indiana officials announced Thursday that the I...
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Lawlor to talk in Mundelein:Dec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor will talk to the Mundelein village board on Monday, Dec. 15, about the proposed Route 53 extension into Lake County. The meeting ...
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Uber removes driver accused of Chicago sex assaultDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Uber says it has removed a driver following a reported sexual assault in Chicago last month. Uber spokeswoman Jennifer Mullin says the ride-booking company is cooperatin...
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Road closings, remote parking for Guadalupe celebrationDec 10, 2014 12:00 am - With as many as 100,000 people expected in Des Plaines Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11-12, for the overnight celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe — many coming on foo...
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Constable: Tollway death counts are more than numbersDec 09, 2014 4:00 am - The first time I saw one of those grim Illinois expressway signs was in 2012. I was merrily driving to the family farm in Indiana to visit my mom when I spotted a roadsi...
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Geneva parking deck could open in JanuaryDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Construction of the new third level of the Geneva parking garage may take place some Sundays in January so the project can meet its late January deadline. The city counc...
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Pyke: Do tax breaks encourage driving over transit?Dec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Winter 2015. Commuter A nips out of her garage in the suburbs, turns onto I-88 and then crawls along the tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway, eventually arriving at wo...
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Court papers: Man said he saw demon before train stabbingsDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - NILES, Mich. - A passenger accused of stabbing four people on an Amtrak train in southwest Michigan told police he began the attack after seeing another man turn into a ...
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Is Uber car service really worth $40 billion?Dec 05, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Can a company that didn't exist five years ago, an upstart with a knack for angering regulators with the power to close down its business, really be worth $40...