Articles filed under Transportation
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Elk Grove Village hikes fine for overnight truck parking from $30 to $750Apr 29, 2022 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village police will be cracking down on over-the-road truckers who park overnight on side streets throughout the industrial park by levying higher fines. Citin...
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Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra train in NapervilleApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by an inbound commuter train at Naperville's 5th Avenue station earlier today, Metra officials said. Metra officials reported the coll...
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$4.37 million intersection project in Woodridge to start next monthApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - The DuPage County Division of Transportation plans to begin a $4.37 million intersection widening project at 87th Street and Woodward Avenue in Woodridge early next mont...
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More highway cameras coming to Illinois? Expansion plan awaits Pritzker's signatureApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A pair of bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the numb...
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Attention, Metra passengers: More trains coming this spring as agency tweaks schedulesApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - There's a lot in motion at Metra this spring as the agency adds more trains and tweaks schedules, all in aid of recapturing riders amid a waning but volatile pandemic. T...
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Central Road closing in downtown Mount Prospect for rail crossing repairsApr 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad will be performing track repairs to the Central Road railroad crossing in downtown Mount Prospect beginning the morning of Saturday, April 30....
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Daily Herald Opinion: Reducing number of lanes on Route 31 in Batavia would improve safetyApr 22, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. If you've ever driven the old Lincoln Highway through the Fox Valley, you know ...
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Legislation would disconnect suburban red-light cameras if they involve corruptionApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - This story has been updated to to clarify who is accused of making illegal payments. In less than five years of operation, red-light cameras installed by Oakbrook T...
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No masks on planes, transit? Not so fast, Biden administration says as it files to keep mandateApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - The quandary of masks on transit and planes is back in play after the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling tossing out the COVID-19 ...
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Loose cattle shut down I-80 in JolietApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Cattle escaped onto Interstate 80 after a Tuesday afternoon crash in Joliet, forcing the road's closure, police said. A semitrailer carrying cattle crashed into the back...