Articles filed under Transportation
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Police conducting Route 59 safety initiative MondayMay 08, 2022 1:00 am - Law enforcement agencies across the suburbs will take part in a safety initiative Monday along the Route 59 corridor. Titled "Route 59 on 5/9," the initiative will invol...
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Lake-Cook Road resurfacing to start MondayMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - Patching and resurfacing will require intermittent daytime lane closures in the Barrington, Lake Zurich and Deer Park areas beginning Monday, weather permitting. Work i...
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Work ahead: Your guide to 2022 roadwork and where the traffic will beMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - As Illinois tollway crews dive into a radical new road, the Illinois Department of Transportation enters the final stretch of a marathon project that's outlasted two gov...
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Changing the narrative: Out-of-state businesses are buying Illinois' sales pitchMay 01, 2022 6:00 am - If you're someone who thinks Illinois gets everything wrong when it comes to business, this column isn't for you. Actually, maybe it is especially for you. Maybe before...
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Elk Grove Village hikes fine for overnight truck parking from $30 to $750Apr 29, 2022 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village police will be cracking down on over-the-road truckers who park overnight on side streets throughout the industrial park by levying higher fines. Citin...
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Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra train in NapervilleApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by an inbound commuter train at Naperville's 5th Avenue station earlier today, Metra officials said. Metra officials reported the coll...
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$4.37 million intersection project in Woodridge to start next monthApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - The DuPage County Division of Transportation plans to begin a $4.37 million intersection widening project at 87th Street and Woodward Avenue in Woodridge early next mont...
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More highway cameras coming to Illinois? Expansion plan awaits Pritzker's signatureApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A pair of bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the numb...
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Attention, Metra passengers: More trains coming this spring as agency tweaks schedulesApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - There's a lot in motion at Metra this spring as the agency adds more trains and tweaks schedules, all in aid of recapturing riders amid a waning but volatile pandemic. T...
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Central Road closing in downtown Mount Prospect for rail crossing repairsApr 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad will be performing track repairs to the Central Road railroad crossing in downtown Mount Prospect beginning the morning of Saturday, April 30....