Articles filed under Transportation
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Editorial: Stay calm, alert through road constructionJul 29, 2014 11:00 pm - You're sitting in your car, fiddling with the radio knobs for something to do, when a horn blasts behind you. You look up to see the traffic ahead of you on the Elgin-O'...
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Lake County trying new technology for traffic light systemJul 29, 2014 5:00 am - A new way to move traffic that reacts to actual conditions rather than estimates is getting a trial in Lake County. Transportation officials say the Adaptive Traffic Sig...
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Chicago Transit Authority reports drop in crimeJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago officials are releasing figures that show violent crime and thefts on Chicago Transit Authority trains, buses and platforms has dropped significantly. In a news ...
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Truck overturns at I-90 entrance rampJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - A truck overturned on the entrance ramp to eastbound I-90 from Route 53 Tuesday morning. The left side of the lane was closed while a tow truck worked on moving the vehi...
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State police cracking down on trucks on I-90/94Jul 29, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois State Police will join 15 states along the I-90 and I-94 corridor in a massive public safety initiative called the I-90/94 Challenge aimed to reduce traffic...
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Why this is the worst summer construction season everJul 28, 2014 5:00 am - Late for day care. Late for work. Late for meetings. Crawling along I-355. At a standstill on I-90. Sweating on Route 31. Whimpering on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway. Acro...
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Furor engulfs Chicago's red-light camera systemJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is scrambling to contain a furor over the city's red-light camera system, which may have ticketed thousands of motorists under questi...
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Report: Falsified work logs at Metra caused problemsJul 28, 2014 1:00 am - Falsified work logs at Metra led to some employees being paid for work they didn't do and others not getting paid when they showed up, a report released Monday says. But...
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Editorial: No alarm, but concern is appropriate at MetraJul 27, 2014 1:01 am - No one reacted with alarm at the revelation this week that disciplinary probes of Metra train engineers halfway into the year already have reached the level for all of 2...
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Hart Road construction updateJul 26, 2014 1:01 am - Officials say a Hart Road construction project in Round Lake is nearing completion. Deborah Finn, vice president of marketing for Crystal Lake-based Baxter and Woodman C...