Articles filed under Transportation
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More than 300 comments oppose Canadian Pacific railway mergerJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - In a short amount of time, 324 suburbanites - and others from throughout the Midwest - voiced almost universal displeasure with a proposed railway merger that would incr...
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What caused 20 vehicles to get flats on I-294 Friday morning? State police aren't sureJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - About 20 vehicles on Interstate 294 near Des Plaines were disabled by flat tires Friday morning, possibly after running over large chunks of ice or concrete, police said...
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Pending legislation would clarify 'who's on first' at tollwayJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Legislation to spell out exactly who is in charge at the Illinois tollway is pending in Springfield, officials said Friday. A Senate bill is in the works that will clari...
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Suburban communities adopt new biking and pedestrian plansJan 06, 2022 10:00 pm - “Plan your work. Work your plan.” Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you “make no little plans,” as urban architect Daniel Burnham remarked. Improv...
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Roselle rolls out new video series with episode about train mergerDec 28, 2021 4:30 am - The village of Roselle has kicked off a new online video series with an episode about the Canadian Pacific's merger with Kansas City Southern. Mayor David Pileski says t...
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Summer road work, Southwest surge and stadium synergy among 2022 transportation predictionsDec 27, 2021 4:30 am - An underdog will continue its rise at O'Hare International Airport. A day of reckoning will come for transit if riders stay away. And, a construction windfall will mean ...
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Staffing shortages force more flight cancellations at O'Hare, MidwayDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 infections created more staffing shortages for a number of U.S. airlines, forcing them to cancel more than 140 flights at both Chicago airports Monday. The Chic...
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Barrington's mayor has advice for other towns on freight train linesDec 24, 2021 4:33 am - A suburban mayor who has spent years trying to mitigate the effects of more freight train traffic in her community said that for towns facing that same situation now, it...
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Buffalo Grove, Cook County planning Lake-Cook Road upgradesDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Daily Herald report Buffalo Grove and the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways are teaming to begin planning and preliminary engineering for improvement...
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Cook County, Elk Grove partnering on bike path additionDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways and Elk Grove Village are partnering to begin work associated with a $500,000 2021 Invest in Cook award for con...