Articles filed under Transportation
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Widening starts Wednesday for Eola Road in AuroraApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - A long-awaited $10.3 million project to widen Eola Road between Keating and Montgomery roads will begin Wednesday on the far east side of Aurora. "It's the last stretch ...
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Cullerton drops idea to tax miles driven to finance roadsApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Senate president says he will not pursue a proposal to pay for road construction by taxing motorists by the miles they drive. John Cullerton, a Chicago Demo...
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Route 14 near Barrington reopens after five-vehicle crashApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Eastbound Route 14 in unincorporated Lake County near Barrington is open after the five-vehicle accident around 7:30 a.m. Crews have cleaned up after the crash between C...
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Tollway leader: We want to make the tollway look more like IllinoisApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - More trees, no passenger-car toll hikes, a toll app and open minds on the Route 53 extension. As they close in on a year since joining the Illinois tollway, Chairman Bob...
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Do we really want to obey - or enforce - speed limits?Apr 17, 2016 7:00 am - Some pearls of wisdom from our letters to the editor column: Responding to Transportation Writer Marni Pyke's column about the perils of merging via "cattle chute" onto ...
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Wheaton man dies in motorcycle crash on I-290Apr 16, 2016 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Wheaton man was killed Saturday morning in a motorcycle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as Chr...
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Repairs to begin next week after Wauconda pavement collapseApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Repairs should begin next week on a stretch of road in Wauconda that's been shut down because of a pavement collapse. Traffic hasn't been allowed on Callahan Road, about...
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Tollway leaders: We're ready for Elgin-O'Hare toll angstApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - There may be angst when the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway/Route 390 converts into a tollway July 5, but Executive Director Greg Bedalov hopes at least the move won't catch dri...
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Elgin man killed in I-90 crashApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - The driver killed after a fatal crash early Thursday morning on I-90 at Barrington Road has been identified as a 78-year-old Elgin man. Illinois State Police say a gold...
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Tax on mileage could prevent gas tax increaseApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - A proposal that would use devices to track drivers and tax them by the mile could be the alternative to a 30-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax and 50 percent hike ...