Articles filed under Transportation
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Feds press CN, IDOT on overpass issueMay 30, 2013 4:13 pm - Citing concerns over bickering between the Canadian National Railway and Illinois Department of Transportation, federal regulators gave both an extra two years to start ...
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Seniors can expect new transit permits this fallMay 29, 2013 5:35 pm - The CTA and Pace’s shift to a new fare payment system dubbed Ventra will also bring changes for more than half a million seniors and individuals with disabilities who us...
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Editorial: Ban handheld cellphones for driversMay 28, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois is poised to do the next logical thing in dealing with the ongoing epidemic of distracted driving. And as we have noted numerous times, any effort in this regar...
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Is Illinois road funding split fair — or ‘arbitrary’?May 27, 2013 12:12 pm - Performance-based funding for transportation. It’s a wonky title for an idea that could transform how we allocate money for road projects in Illinois. “We spend a lot of...
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Quinn unveils traveling memorial exhibition at Des Plaines OasisMay 25, 2013 11:51 am - Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday unveiled the traveling “Portrait of a Soldier” exhibition commemorating Illinois soldiers killed in combat since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001...
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Quinn to unveil exhibit Saturday morningMay 24, 2013 7:54 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn will unveil the Portrait of a Soldier memorial exhibit at 9:30 a.m. Saturday inside the Des Plaines Oasis on the Jane Addams Tollway in remembrance of Ill...
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Mannheim Road work beginsMay 24, 2013 6:50 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation has started a nearly $60 million roadwork project to widen and rebuild Mannheim Road from north of Irving Park Road to north of...
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Barrington: Crash raises urgency for changes at CN crossingMay 24, 2013 11:42 am - Barrington officials say Thursday’s rush-hour collision between a freight train and a semitrailer truck on Route 14 only strengthens their argument for a grade separatio...
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Gurnee wants deadbeats to pay $1.5 milllion in red-light camera violation finesMay 24, 2013 10:08 am - Gurnee has been stiffed on about $1.5 million in red-light camera violation fines and has turned to a state agency in the hope of getting money from the deadbeats. Villa...
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Fewer making the great escape this Memorial DayMay 23, 2013 5:00 pm - More Americans will be hanging out around home this Memorial Day weekend. AAA predicts that 34.8 million people will hit the road, airports, boat docks, train and bus st...