Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra asks for 68 percent fare hike over 10 yearsOct 09, 2014 10:00 am - Although a final vote isn't until November, a majority of Metra leaders Thursday committed to a proposal to raise fares an average of 10.8 percent in 2015 followed by in...
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Airport screening for Ebola: 5 things to knowOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration announced Wednesday that airline passengers arriving from the three West African countries experiencing an unprecedented Ebola outb...
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Illiana gets go-ahead from planning boardOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - The political chewtoy that is the Illiana Expressway might have received the definitive go-ahead Thursday after a close vote in favor of the project by the Metropolitan ...
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Chicago man charged in subway train shootingOct 09, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities have charged a man who they say used an assault rifle to fire at a Chicago subway train as it pulled into a business district station. The Chicago Sun-Times ...
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Peterson Road widening project continues in Libertyville, GrayslakeOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - The $10.8 million Lake County road construction project on Peterson Road continues in portions of Grayslake and Libertyville. The work will widen Peterson Road to four ...
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Chicago aldermen want Ebola screening at airportsOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - Two Chicago aldermen want international passengers arriving at the city's two airports screened for the Ebola virus and other infectious diseases. Aldermen Edward Burke ...
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Illiana Expressway rejected by planners, but can they be overruled?Oct 08, 2014 1:01 am - The fate of the Illiana Expressway, which has been strongly pushed by Gov. Pat Quinn as a job machine but was characterized by critics as an expensive boondoggle, could ...
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Why aren't O'Hare and Midway back to normal after sabotage?Oct 06, 2014 5:30 am - It's been 10 days since the "radar scopes went dark at Chicago Center," and the one-two punch of delays and cancellations has taken its toll at O'Hare and Midway Interna...
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Significant delays again at O'Hare and MidwayOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - Some flights arriving into O'Hare International Airport from Canada and the Midwest experienced delays averaging one hour, 36 minutes Monday afternoon because of phone p...
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O'Hare noise complaints in August more than 10 times last year'sOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - Residents affected by O'Hare International Airport jet noise are still taking to the phones in big numbers to complain, the latest data from the Chicago Department of Av...