Articles filed under Transportation
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Train strikes car on tracks in Lake BarringtonMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - A Metra train struck a car that was improperly on the railroad tracks Thursday evening in Lake Barrington. Lake County sheriff's deputies responded to the crash at Route...
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Stearns School Road bridge to closeMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - Stearns School Road between Hunt Club Road and Dilleys Road in Gurnee will be closed for nine months beginning Monday, March 15, to accommodate construction of a new bri...
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Bliss Road lane closure, detour to start Monday, for four-month culvert projectMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - Bliss Road in Sugar Grove will be closed to southbound traffic from Main Street Road near Batavia to Healy Road starting Monday, as a concrete box culvert is replaced. T...
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4-cents-per-gallon fuel tax coming to Lake County this summerMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - A 4-cent-per-gallon fuel tax will take effect in Lake County beginning July 1. The Lake County Board on Tuesday enacted the measure by a vote of 14-7. The approval was e...
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Bridge work begins Monday in Fox River Grove, CaryMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Work on the Northwest Highway (Route 14) bridge over the Fox River in Cary and Fox River Grove will begin, weather permitting, Monday, March 15. Northwest Highway will ...
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Will Southwest Airlines' move into O'Hare mean more cheap fares?Mar 08, 2021 4:30 am - Southwest Airlines shook up Chicago aviation norms in mid-February, launching 16 new flights a day from O'Hare International Airport, smack in United and American airlin...
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Road improvements planned in Nunda TownshipMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - The intersection of Route 176 and Nish Road is on track to be improved now that the Nunda Township Road District and Illinois Department of Transportation reached an agr...
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No injuries reported after freight train cars separate while passing through BarringtonMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries were reported Sunday afternoon when the coupling between railcars broke while a freight train was traveling through Barrington, fire officials said. The inc...
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Authorities investigate death of woman struck by trainMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Lake Forest and Metra police are investigating the death of a Lake Forest woman who was struck by a passenger train near Laurel and Western avenues late Thursday. Police...
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No injuries reported when car collides with train in WheelingMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries have been reported in a collision between a car and a Metra train near Wheeling early Friday morning. Wheeling police said the crash occurred at the crossing...