Articles filed under Transportation
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'Hundreds of lives were at stake': How air traffic controllers caught a close call at O'HareNov 25, 2019 4:20 am - There were no fist-pumps when air traffic controllers Ryan Schile and Andrew Rice accepted awards for preventing a catastrophic midair collision in March at O'Hare Inter...
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Glen Ellyn formally unveils $14.4M grant to replace Metra stationNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - After the morning rush Monday, it was still a tight squeeze inside Glen Ellyn's Metra station when village officials made the case for replacing the outdated depot. The ...
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Cook County OKs suburban infrastructure fundingNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - The Cook County Board Thursday approved intergovernmental agreements to help fund transportation projects in 27 communities, including Arlington Heights, Des Plaines Elk...
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Wadsworth Road rail crossing closureNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad crossing on Wadsworth Road, east of Delany Road, will be closed for emergency repairs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 26, the Lake County D...
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Woman's body found in burning carNov 21, 2019 10:00 pm - A woman was found dead in a burning car Friday in Andersonville on the North Side, authorities said. Officers responded to reports of a car fire at 12:48 a.m. in the 140...
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Glen Ellyn to celebrate $14.4M grant for Metra station projectNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn officials and lawmakers will gather Monday to celebrate a $14.4 million infusion of federal funds into plans to build a new Metra station and a pedestrian tun...
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Funding approved for $58.5 million Wheeling and Buffalo Grove road projectsNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Board members on Thursday approved $58.5 million in funding for major road rehabilitation projects in Wheeling and Buffalo Grove. The projects are on: Lake-C...
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Open house on Russell Road projectNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - A public open house regarding the proposed study of Russell Road at the intersections of Kilbourne Road, Kenosha Road, and Lewis Avenue will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., We...
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Emergency crossing repairs closes Route 59 in downtown BarringtonNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - Route 59 in Barrington is closed between Franklin Street and Main Street until late Wednesday afternoon for emergency repairs to the railroad crossing there. Barricades ...
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Judge refuses to expunge former CPD Detective Dante Servin's record in deadly shootingNov 18, 2019 10:00 pm - A Cook County judge Tuesday refused to expunge the record of a former Chicago Police detective who was acquitted in the deadly shooting of a 22-year-old woman. At a hear...