Articles filed under Transportation
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Will Schillerstrom be tapped to head tollway?Jun 04, 2015 1:00 am - There's a void at the top of the Illinois tollway board, no vice chairman and 20 days until the next directors' meeting. And a likely replacement for Chairwoman Paula Wo...
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Wheaton commuters get quick CPR lessonsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - Riders at the Wheaton Metra station got a quick education on the correct way to administer CPR Thursday morning before boarding their trains. Representatives from the Am...
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I-90 lanes reopen after rollover crash near Elk Grove VillageJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - A rollover, one-vehicle crash on the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elk Grove Village sent one person to the hospital Thursday morning, Illinois State Polic...
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Editorial: Rauner's wise move to kill the ill-conceived IllianaJun 03, 2015 11:00 pm - The South suburban transportation proposal known as the Illiana Expressway has never gotten much respect from the people who know the region's transportation needs. The...
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Could service center jump-start Chicago Executive Airport revenue?Jun 03, 2015 5:30 am - Custodians of Chicago Executive Airport reacted skeptically to some of the ideas consultants say could spark economic growth at the facility co-owned by Wheeling and Pro...
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Metra riders get CPR training ThursdayJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders will get a life and death experience Thursday as the agency collaborates with the American Heart Association and Northwestern Medicine to give first-aid tra...
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Lombardians happy to see new pedestrian tunnel openJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - A pedestrian underpass is now open as part of a $9.7 million improvement project at Lombard's downtown Metra station. But some of the first people to walk through it We...
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Tollway director Lafleur and board chairwoman Wolff resigningJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - Two top Illinois tollway leaders are on the way out, with Executive Director Kristi Lafleur announcing her resignation Wednesday and board Chairman Paula Wolff stepping ...
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Rauner dumps controversial Illiana Expressway projectJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has parked the Illiana Expressway amid the state's budget crisis. The controversial proposed toll road would have connected I-65 in Indiana with I-55...
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Two rush hour crashes today in PalatineJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine police responded to two afternoon rush hour crashes Tuesday which they said resulted in no significant injuries. One was on Quentin Road near Hillside Street wh...