Articles filed under Transportation
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One fatality in suburbs linked to snowfallFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Snow came down steadily Thursday night and throughout Friday, but it didn't lead to the wintry nightmare many folks in the Chicago area feared. The amount of snow that c...
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Buffalo Grove seeks advice on spurring development by Metra stopFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - The village of Buffalo Grove and developers have long seen the area around the Prairie View Metra station as ripe for development, but the vision has fallen short due to...
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Man hit by train in North Chicago identifiedFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - A pedestrian struck by a Metra train Tuesday night at the North Chicago commuter station has been identified as Tracey Currie, 29, of North Chicago. An autopsy revealed ...
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Wood Dale wins honors for intersection improvementsFeb 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Wood Dale recently received the Suburban Branch of the American Public Works Association's Transportation Project of the Year Award for its reconstruction of the Route 1...
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Renovating Libertyville bridge truss not in the cards, village saysFeb 07, 2018 4:30 am - After nearly a century of use over two rivers, the decorative steel span attached to the Rockland Road bridge over the Des Plaines River in Libertyville will be removed ...
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Pedestrian crossing light damaged in crash can't be replaced, Batavia learnsFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - Sunday night a hit-and-run driver knocked down a pedestrian-activated flashing signal on the east side of Batavia Avenue at McKee Street in Batavia. That mishap has comp...
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Judge denies request to move O'Hare stowaway from jail to homeless programFeb 06, 2018 10:00 pm - Marilyn Hartman will remain locked up on charges stemming from her latest arrest on airport grounds after a Cook County judge on Wednesday denied a request to move the 6...
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Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected managerFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Attorney General's office has intervened in the Illinois tollway's denial of a Freedom of Information Act request from the Daily Herald seeking the resume o...
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Four trucks involved in pileup on I-94 in Lake CountyFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Multiple accidents in a one-mile section on the Tri-State Tollway kept firefighters and state police officers scrambling early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The wo...
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Chicago Auto Show preview: SUVs, crossovers in spotlightFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - Do crossovers rule? Will electric cars disrupt driving as we know it in a few years? Are mid-size trucks really back? Our experts answer those questions as we preview th...