Articles filed under Transportation
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New driving rules for 2019: Rear-facing child seats, 'Dutch reach,' left-lane pressureJan 14, 2019 4:33 am - Is your toddler enjoying the view from a new front-facing car seat? If he or she is under age 2, you'll need to break out a cookie and reset. Changes to Illinois law eff...
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House move means lane, road closures Tuesday in GenevaJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A historic house will be moved Tuesday in Geneva, necessitating lane closures on State Street and East Side Drive. The move is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at 122 E. Sta...
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Stop harming people with government shutdown, Chicago-area Democrats sayJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Political pundits might be looking for people to blame in the midst of the longest partial federal government shutdown in U.S. history, but what really matters is that h...
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Crash between bus and semi causes fire, shuts down northbound I-294Jan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A passenger bus was sitting on the shoulder of I-294 with a mechanical issue around 7 p.m. when a passing semitrailer truck hit the bus and caused both to catch fire, ac...
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Hanover Park president joins national transportation panelJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2019 Transportation and Infrastructure Services (TIS) federal advo...
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Driver saved from train in LombardJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A driver was saved from a vehicle on the tracks before it was struck by a Metra train near Grace Street in Lombard Monday night, officials said on Twitter. Lombard Poli...
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Air taxis could fly people across major cities by 'mid-2020s,' company saysJan 12, 2019 5:13 am - In traffic-clogged cities, it can take hours to drive a few miles during rush hour. For years, inventors have been working toward a potential solution: vertical takeoff ...
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Why no arrow-only left turns on Fabyan at Route 31?Jan 11, 2019 12:00 am - Waiting to make a left turn Tuesday onto southbound Batavia Avenue, Batavia Alderman Marty Callahan had a ringside seat for a crash. An eastbound driver tried to make a...
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'There's a lot of anxiety': Shutdown fallout grows as impact hits suburban residentsJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - Among workers from air traffic controllers guiding planes through the region to furloughed EPA workers who can't monitor air pollution, anxiety over a partial government...
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Antioch hopes Grimm Road relocation spurs developmentJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - The stage is set to close a lengthy portion of Grimm Road, a shortcut between Route 83 and Route 173 in Antioch, as village officials pursue a $10 million to $12 million...