Articles filed under Transportation
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Are Illinois tollway payment machines shortchanging cash-paying drivers?Nov 11, 2019 4:30 am - Got family or friends from out of town visiting this Thanksgiving? Tell them to pack nickels and dimes along with the pumpkin pie. That's because the $76,000 automatic p...
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Plane slides off runway at O'Hare airport; hundreds of flights canceledNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - One plane trying to land this morning at O'Hare International Airport slid off the runway. None of the 38 passengers and three crew members aboard an Envoy Air flight fr...
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County commissioner 'tired of talk' about Quentin Road upgrade in PalatineNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Board Commissioner Scott Britton says funding won't be an obstacle to fixing Quentin Road on Palatine's far north end - long compared to a moonscape - but di...
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New cab ride program for seniors in Vernon HillsNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Vernon Hills has launched a new cab ride program for seniors and those with disabilities. Seniors 62 and older and residents 18 and older with a disability can apply fo...
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Route 173 in Wadsworth to close Monday for crossing repairsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Rosecrans Road (Route 173) east of Delany Road in Wadsworth will be closed, weather permitting, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, for repairs to the Union Pacific Rai...
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Metra spending $15.5 million on security cameras in passenger carsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Metra plans to deploy an army of security cameras on all its train lines in the near future. Board directors Friday approved a $15.5 million contract with Railhead Corp....
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Fairfield Road closure in Round Lake extended to MondayNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - Due to construction complications replacing a culvert, the closure of Fairfield Road between Route 120 and Route 134 in Round Lake will be extended until Monday, Nov. 11...
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Governor stops in DuPage County to tout roadbuilding programNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker came to DuPage County Wednesday in the wake of a $45 billion infrastructure program approved by the General Assembly this summer. Lawmakers in June pa...
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CN honors Hub Group for sustainability effortsNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - OAK BROOK - Hub Group has been named by Canadian National, one of the largest railroads in North America, as an EcoConnexions Partner. The recognition is based on Hub Gr...
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The Port of Savannah is closer than you thinkNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois' world-class freight infrastructure includes nearly two dozen intermodal terminals, moving more than 100 million tons of cargo annually. Farms, factories and ph...