Articles filed under Transportation
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Highway interchange named for former Chicago mayorAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - A highway interchange near downtown Chicago has been named for former Mayor Jane Byrne. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the new name Friday afternoon for what's known as the C...
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How do you build I-290 bridge with 80,000 cars a day?Aug 29, 2014 1:01 am - The bridge-in-progress, now little more than girders resting on concrete, stretches out over a live roadway, looking from a distance like a child's half-finished Erector...
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Portion of Algonquin Road closed in Des PlainesAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - A portion of Algonquin Road on the east side of Des Plaines is closed through Sept. 22 due to bridge painting under the Tri-State Tollway. The closure of Algonquin Road,...
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Two firefighters help rescue driver, 15 passengers in O'Hare bus crashAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Two Chicago firefighters headed to work Friday morning helped rescue a shuttle bus driver and 15 passengers after the bus struck a concrete barrier near the terminal at ...
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Lake Zurich motorcyclist critically injured in Arlington Heights crashAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Lake Zurich man remains hospitalized in critical condition Thursday after a two-vehicle crash on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, police said. The man was r...
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Metra train strikes, kills man in Des PlainesAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - A man in his 40s died after he was hit by an outbound Metra train on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line late Tuesday afternoon in Des Plaines. The man was pronounced dead ...
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Quinn vetoes 70 mph speed limit on tollways in suburbsAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday put the brakes on legislation that would have raised speed limits on suburban tollways to 70 mph. The governor last year signed a law to raise spe...
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Pyke: Are I-355 traffic delays the protesters' fault?Aug 25, 2014 5:00 am - Protest all you want, but don't cause an accident or delay my commute. That was how a majority of readers responded to last week's column on Overpasses for America demon...
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The SoapboxAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - Pumping up the message: We like the effort by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and former Chicago Bear James "Big Cat" Williams to lend their star power to fight cyberbullying. ...
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New law could shed light on transit employmentAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - The Regional Transportation Authority eventually will have to include on its website information about worker salaries and spending at Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transi...