Articles filed under Transportation
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Elgin's 2-year East Chicago Street rebuild expected to start in MayMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - Elgin plans to spend $17.2 million this year on street resurfacing, underground sewer work and bridge repairs, giving way to a "busy, busy summer," city senior engineer ...
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Where Lake County is spending $134 million this year to fix roads, or even narrow themMar 22, 2019 5:35 am - Winter finally is in the rearview mirror, and so begins another season Lake County drivers would prefer to avoid. Road construction season is resuming after a tough wint...
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United becomes first U.S. airline to offer non-binary gender booking optionsMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - United Airlines travelers will be able to choose a gender option other than male or female when booking tickets, the Chicago-based airline announced Friday. The move mak...
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Schaumburg's Bethel Lane project wins accoladesMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg's Bethel Lane Relocation Project has been awarded several accolades from the American Public Works Association. The project was first selected ...
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New board takes over at Illinois tollway, tightens ethics rulesMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - New Illinois tollway directors tightened bylaws on conflicts of interest and the board's independence at their first meeting Thursday. The tollway authority hadn't held ...
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Mortenson completes O'Hare projectMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - ITASCA - Construction company Mortenson recently completed three major ground facilities totaling 180,000 square feet for United Airlines at Chicago's O'Hare Internation...
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Metra OKs comfy rail cars and locomotives, but directors aren't comfy with AmtrakMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Metra forged ahead with plans for new railcars with cupholders and greener locomotives Wednesday even as leaders fumed about something beyond their control - the tracks ...
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Expect revamped Terminal 5 at O'Hare by 2021Mar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago officials broke ground Wednesday on a new Terminal 5, part of the latest modernization at O'Hare International Airport. The project that will expand the 25-year-...
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What Metra stations are popular? Agency looking at well-used and underused stopsMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Metra stations will go under the microscope as the agency launches an effort to grow ridership. Officials Wednesday released a draft station evaluation policy on Metra's...
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Eby-Brown to be acquired by Performance Food GroupMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - Eby-Brown Company, a family-owned distribution firm that has had a presence in the suburbs for 130 years, announced Tuesday it is being acquired by Richmond, Virginia-ba...