Articles filed under Transportation
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Des Plaines awards $2.8 million roadwork contractJun 07, 2013 1:36 pm - The Des Plaines city council this week awarded a roughly $2.8 million contract for street and road improvements to be completed this year to the lowest bidder, Hillside-...
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Metra expansion plan gains tractionJun 07, 2013 10:46 am - A proposal to expand Metra service west on the BNSF Line to Oswego is gathering steam with the possibility of adding a stop in Yorkville. Metra board directors on Frida...
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Paving scheduled at routes 21/137:Jun 06, 2013 4:34 pm - Weather permitting, concrete paving is scheduled to begin Friday at 7 a.m. at the intersection of routes 21 and 137 in Libertyville. Work will begin on the southbound in...
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Tollway 'website of shame' targeting scofflaws gets boostJun 04, 2013 8:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Drivers who owe more than $1,000 in tollway fines could have their names posted to a “website of shame” to try to embarrass them into paying up under a pla...
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Wadsworth Road closure:Jun 04, 2013 4:43 pm - The Canadian Pacific Railroad will close the railroad crossing on Wadsworth Road at 6 a.m. Monday, June 17 and will reopen to traffic the evening of Friday, June 21. The...
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Answers to your questions on bridges, merging and moreJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Is Lake County doomed to traffic on Route 120? Is the UP bridge on Route 31 unsafe? What the heck is happening with mergers on I-90 during construction? And what do wome...
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Is privatization the future for south suburban airport?May 31, 2013 6:36 pm - It’s been in limbo for years with limited state funds, opposition from residents and feuding over local control, but plans for an airport near Peotone gained some tracti...
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Chicago tries all-way downtown intersectionMay 31, 2013 3:51 pm - Chicago city officials have begun experimenting with a new way to cross a busy downtown intersection. As of today, pedestrians can traverse a popular State Street inters...
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Illinois House gives final OK to new education budgetMay 31, 2013 11:28 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has given final approval to a new state budget for education. The legislation avoids cuts to elementary and secondary education and coll...
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House gives boost to third Chicago-area airportMay 30, 2013 9:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has passed a measure that will allow for the construction and operation of a third Chicago-area airport. The legislation approved Thurs...