Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra leaders aim to fast-track fare structure changesApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Metra leaders urged staff planners Wednesday to expedite proposed changes in the railroad's fare structure. The existing fare system is five decades old and doesn't refl...
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She calmly landed the Southwest flight and broke barriers as a fighter pilotApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - The pilot's voice was calm yet focused as her plane descended with 149 people on board. "Southwest 1380, we're single engine," Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot w...
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Moylan: Tolls for cars with trailers are 'highway robbery'Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Passenger cars towing trailers are getting hit with excessive tolls, state Rep. Marty Moylan says, and he has filed legislation to lower rates the Illinois tollway charg...
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Construction season is here - our guide to surviving itApr 16, 2018 5:30 am - Localized pain. That's the prognosis as Construction Season 2018 looms in all its jackhammering, cement-mixing glory. Budget blues have clipped IDOT's wings while the Il...
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IDOT to update Vernon Hills on $73 million Route 45 widening projectApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - No one will hold their breath waiting for the start of construction, but Vernon Hills officials will get a status report Tuesday on a major proposed road project that ha...
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Shoulder-riding buses expand to Edens ExpresswayApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - Mild-mannered Pace bus Route 620 has a secret identity. Once traffic slows to 35 mph on the Edens Expressway, it morphs into Route 620 Bus on Shoulder, capable of poweri...
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Long wait for western terminal disappointing, Bensenville saysApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - To correct an earlier version, a 30-year plan for a passenger center with other improvements on the west airfield of O'Hare International Airport would cost $1.5 bil...
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Motor homes, fifth wheels and more on display at Grayslake RV showApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - RV enthusiasts had a chance to check out more than 40 new RVs at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake on Friday. The Lake County RV Outlet Show, presented by Genera...
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Gurnee to convert congested intersection into mini-roundaboutApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Trying to end the backed-up rush hour traffic that plagues the Almond Road and Dada Drive intersection, the village of Gurnee this summer will close it down and replace ...
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What Glen Ellyn drivers need to know about IDOT project on Main Street, Park BoulevardApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn drivers will have to deal with a summer of traffic headaches and detours resulting from an Illinois Department of Transportation project on two major corridor...