Articles filed under Transportation
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County engineer appointment official:Oct 08, 2012 4:09 pm - The appointment of Paula Trigg as Lake County’s county engineer/director of transportation is official. Trigg, who has worked at the Lake County Division of Transportati...
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Funding feud could lead to transit 'Armageddon,' RTA chief saysOct 07, 2012 11:00 pm - I have that déjà vu feeling. A special meeting of the Regional Transportation Authority's been called to vote on funding for the 2013 budget. This time, the meeting fall...
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Elk Grove High School celebrates finished sound abatement projectOct 05, 2012 11:37 am - A nearly 7-year process to make the classrooms quieter when planes fly over Elk Grove High School is finally finished, and district officials want to celebrate. In 2005,...
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Editorial: A chance to examine the RTAOct 05, 2012 5:00 am - When people complain about the need to get rid of extra layers of government in Illinois, they’re often thinking of townships or mosquito abatement authorities or sanita...
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Power back on in HuntleyOct 03, 2012 12:34 pm - ComEd restored power in Huntley this morning, a bit more than an hour after it had gone out, a ComEd spokeswoman said. The interruption affected about 1,500 customers ne...
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RTA merger proposal draws objectionsOct 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Better transit is just a merger away, according to the civic group Metropolis Strategies. The organization on Tuesday continued its push for the Regional Transportation ...
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Pace launches call-n-ride in Arlington Heights, Rolling MeadowsOct 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Pace launched a new call-n-ride service for Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows residents on Monday, company officials said. The Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows ...
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Pilot’s illness diverts American Airlines flightOct 01, 2012 5:55 pm - A pilot’s medical emergency caused an American Airlines plane to make an unexpected landing in St. Louis on its way from O’Hare International Airport to Dallas this morn...
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Chicago, suburbs at impasse over transit fundingOct 01, 2012 5:30 am - Allow me a few observations about the latest showdown at the transit corral. Ÿ The current standoff between Pace, Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority over less than ...
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The SoapboxSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - Oooh, that smell: One suggestion for those who might be in the situation described by the neighbors of William Tinkler, the Elgin man who police say had been storing dea...