Articles filed under Transportation
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Route 53 schism confronts tollway boardSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois toll directors got an earful on both sides of the Route 53 extension plan at a Thursday meeting. Since 2011, the tollway has studied extending Route 53 into Lak...
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Main Street railroad crossing repairs begin in Glen EllynSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - The detours are back. Just as drivers began enjoying the new Crescent Bouelvard after a roughly $3.2 million reconstruction this summer, another major roadblock has popp...
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Got a VW? Don't worry about state emission testsSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - The revelation that Volkswagen misled federal regulators in emissions tests shouldn't affect the regular testing many suburban car owners have to get done, a state envir...
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Plank Road crash victim identifiedSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Rochelle woman was killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash in Plato Township Wednesday afternoon, police said. A semitrailer truck was westbound on Plank Road just west o...
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Washington Street crossing in Grayslake closing Oct. 1-3Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Canadian National Railroad will be closing the railroad crossing on Washington Street in Grayslake beginning Oct. 1, to install new gates on the temporary roadway as...
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Is the Illiana Expressway project officially scuttled?Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Federal Highway Administration has dropped its objections to a judge's ruling against the Illiana Expressway, which could mean the end of the road for the controvers...
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Drivers cautious on new 'diverging diamond' at Route 59 and I-88Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Talk about a learning curve. Naperville's diverging diamond interchange at Route 59 and the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) went live Monday with 182,000 cars and trucks...
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Metra threatens shutdown if safety deadline isn't extendedSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Every commuter's nightmare could occur in 2016 with a threatened Metra shutdown if Congress doesn't extend the deadline to install a new braking system. Known as Positiv...
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Metra says yes to small pets on all weekend trainsSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Metra directors will get a paws up from furry riders after voting Monday to expand a pilot project to allow small pets in carriers on all train lines on weekends. The ch...
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Truck hauling caramel crashes on I-94Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - A semitrailer truck hauling barrels of caramel crashed on I-94 near Wadsworth on Monday afternoon, injuring the driver and spilling 35,000 pounds of the sticky substance...