Articles filed under Transportation
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Transportation experts' 2020 forecast: More roadwork, more scooters, more transit ridersDec 30, 2019 4:30 am - E-scooters in the suburbs, a beatdown on double-parking delivery trucks and Metra in the driver's seat on UP tracks? If our prognosticators say it's going to happen, it ...
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Hundreds of new laws are coming on Wednesday. Here's what you need to know.Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go o...
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Russell Road detour on Friday, Dec. 27Dec 25, 2019 12:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad will close Russell Road at the railroad crossing west of Route 131/Green Bay Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27, for emergency repair...
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Ride-share use one reason DUI arrests are down 30% in Lake CountyDec 24, 2019 4:30 am - The number of DUI arrests in Lake County dropped more than 30% from 2013 to 2018, and local leaders credit the rising popularity of ride-share companies such as Uber and...
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Drivers' fees, taxes spiking in 2020 to pay for roads, infrastructureDec 23, 2019 4:30 am - Two suburbanites at a secretary of state facility in Lombard last week took opposite views on a looming hike in vehicle registration fees to pay for infrastructure. “It'...
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Camping World names new operations chiefDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings said it has promoted Tamara Ward to chief operating officer. Ward began her career with Camping World after graduating from Western...
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UP no longer wants to run lines for MetraDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Will 2020 be the year Metra begins operating three Union Pacific Railroad commuter routes in its own right? Freight railroad Union Pacific currently runs commuter trains...
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National Van Lines help volunteers, vets in Wreaths Across AmericaDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - BROADVIEW - Who better to honor fallen servicemen - and safeguard their memorial wreaths - than a fellow veteran? Enter National Van Lines driver and Marine Corps veter...
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Track road conditions statewideDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Travelers can visit and bookmark GettingAroundIllinois.com for continually updated information on road conditions throughout the state. Available on your computer and op...
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Rolling Meadows extends red light cameras contractDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows has inked a five-year extension to its red light cameras contract, keeping the automated enforcement system in place at five intersections. The agreement...