Articles filed under Transportation
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Take Metra or use Ventra next week, maybe get free coffeeJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - Depending where you're commuting next Thursday, June 15, a hot cup of coffee could be waiting. Transit agencies are marking Dump the Pump Day, an event intended to encou...
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Suburban airport on alert after drone scaresJun 05, 2017 5:30 am - There's nothing like the thrill of taking your new DJI Phantom 3 or 4 drone out for a spin and vicariously soaring over the suburban landscape. Except, of course, when i...
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Derailment in Lake Forest caused by broken railJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - A broken rail sent nine railcars containing sulfur cascading over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on March 15 in Lake Forest, a report has concluded. Nothing leaked fr...
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Vernon Hills road workJun 04, 2017 1:00 am - Asphalt pavement grinding in the Plymouth Farm/Westwood area of Vernon Hills will continue and parking is not allowed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on affected streets. Dayt...
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Naperville senior ride service 'helps us get out'Jun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Eudean Sovereign of Naperville stopped driving two years ago. The 84-year-old has neuropathy in her right leg, making it unsafe for her to operate the gas and brake ped...
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Naperville plans Washington Street lane closures for signal projectJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - Traffic on Washington Street in Naperville could soon flow more smoothly during special events, but first, drivers must endure lane closures to allow work on a traffic m...
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Old McHenry Road closing June 13-16 in Hawthorn Woods for crossing repairsMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - Wisconsin Central Railroad will be temporarily closing Old McHenry Road to through traffic from Midlothian Road to Quentin Road in Hawthorn Woods beginning at 6 a.m. Tue...
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Feds send O'Hare bypass feud between tollway, railroad to mediatorsMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - Federal regulators want a mediator to resolve a feud between the Illinois tollway and Canadian Pacific Railroad over property near Bensenville sought for a new road arou...
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Northwest Highway in Des Plaines to have lane closuresMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced lane closures on Northwest Highway at Broadway Street in Des Plaines, beginning the week of May 30. The closures ...
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Schaumburg trolley resumes daily serviceMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg's Woodfield Trolley is offering daily service again through Labor Day as a convenient way for the public to navigate Schaumburg's key destinati...