Articles filed under Transportation
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Hoffman Estates, Elgin residents work with local leaders to fight CN track expansionJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates and Elgin residents fighting an expansion of Canadian National Railway tracks near their homes are enlisting federal, state and local leaders in their ef...
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Barrington strikes deal with animal hospital allowing new entrance to Metra parking lotJan 01, 2020 5:00 am - Barrington board members have approved a land exchange with an animal hospital to accommodate construction of a short road from Northwest Highway directly to the Metra s...
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Can closing a turn lane improve safety? Vernon Hills aims to find outJan 01, 2020 5:00 am - Vernon Hills aims to find out for tough intersection
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What's next for parking garage plans in downtown Glen EllynDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn trustees will start the new year considering plans to make the downtown Civic Center more of a municipal campus with a new parking garage, gathering spaces an...
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Transportation experts' 2020 forecast: More roadwork, more scooters, more transit ridersDec 30, 2019 4:30 am - E-scooters in the suburbs, a beatdown on double-parking delivery trucks and Metra in the driver's seat on UP tracks? If our prognosticators say it's going to happen, it ...
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Hundreds of new laws are coming on Wednesday. Here's what you need to know.Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go o...
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Russell Road detour on Friday, Dec. 27Dec 25, 2019 12:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad will close Russell Road at the railroad crossing west of Route 131/Green Bay Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27, for emergency repair...
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Ride-share use one reason DUI arrests are down 30% in Lake CountyDec 24, 2019 4:30 am - The number of DUI arrests in Lake County dropped more than 30% from 2013 to 2018, and local leaders credit the rising popularity of ride-share companies such as Uber and...
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Drivers' fees, taxes spiking in 2020 to pay for roads, infrastructureDec 23, 2019 4:30 am - Two suburbanites at a secretary of state facility in Lombard last week took opposite views on a looming hike in vehicle registration fees to pay for infrastructure. “It'...
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Camping World names new operations chiefDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings said it has promoted Tamara Ward to chief operating officer. Ward began her career with Camping World after graduating from Western...