Articles filed under Transportation
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Give Metra control of Union Station, Lipinski saysNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Amtrak should give up control of Union Station in light of some "disastrous" mishaps, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski said Wednesday at an oversight hearing. "Improvements must b...
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Libertyville voters will be asked to approve 1% sales taxNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Voters in Libertyville will be asked to approve a 1% non-home rule sales tax to provide a reliable flow of money for local road work and other projects. Village official...
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Record cold temperatures at O'Hare, for two days in a rowNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - In a fall that already brought snow on Halloween, Veterans Day set records for bitter cold - as did the morning after. Late Monday, just before midnight, the temperature...
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Buffalo Grove hopes local gas tax will close gap on road repairsNov 11, 2019 4:30 am - Buffalo Grove is banking on the belief that the extra pennies paid by drivers filling up at local gas pumps will translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars annually...
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Are Illinois tollway payment machines shortchanging cash-paying drivers?Nov 11, 2019 4:30 am - Got family or friends from out of town visiting this Thanksgiving? Tell them to pack nickels and dimes along with the pumpkin pie. That's because the $76,000 automatic p...
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Plane slides off runway at O'Hare airport; hundreds of flights canceledNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - One plane trying to land this morning at O'Hare International Airport slid off the runway. None of the 38 passengers and three crew members aboard an Envoy Air flight fr...
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County commissioner 'tired of talk' about Quentin Road upgrade in PalatineNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Board Commissioner Scott Britton says funding won't be an obstacle to fixing Quentin Road on Palatine's far north end - long compared to a moonscape - but di...
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New cab ride program for seniors in Vernon HillsNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Vernon Hills has launched a new cab ride program for seniors and those with disabilities. Seniors 62 and older and residents 18 and older with a disability can apply fo...
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Route 173 in Wadsworth to close Monday for crossing repairsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Rosecrans Road (Route 173) east of Delany Road in Wadsworth will be closed, weather permitting, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, for repairs to the Union Pacific Rai...
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Metra spending $15.5 million on security cameras in passenger carsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Metra plans to deploy an army of security cameras on all its train lines in the near future. Board directors Friday approved a $15.5 million contract with Railhead Corp....