Articles filed under Transportation
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Heller Lumber Co. thanks railroad for new lifelineJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - Officials at Heller Lumber Co. are crediting Union Pacific with replacing aging tracks on a railroad spur line that provides a lifeline to their long-standing business i...
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Elmhurst residents: Do more to cut O'Hare noiseJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 50 Elmhurst residents complained about noise from O'Hare International Airport during a city council committee meeting this week - and the mayor and several coun...
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Plan in works for second station upgrade in Libertyville?Jul 26, 2017 1:00 am - A $1.1 million dollar makeover of the Metra train station in downtown Libertyville is eagerly anticipated, but it is not the only stop in town village officials would li...
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Pay for parking via app in Vernon HillsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Commuters using the Vernon Hills Metra station soon will be able to pay for parking with their phones, following village board approval of a new parking payment program....
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Lake County, IDOT ordered to pay $7.1 million to Round Lake Beach business ownerJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Lake County and the Illinois Department of Transportation must pay $7.1 million to the owner of a Round Lake Beach shopping center as compensation for land taken and oth...
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District 220 makes plan to accommodate extra busesJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Barrington Area Unit District 220 has settled on a plan to park additional buses - a move necessitated by new student start times for the 2017-18 academic season. Distri...
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Labor leader James Sweeney out at tollway boardJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Labor union leader James Sweeney, who accused Gov. Bruce Rauner of trying to "destroy the labor movement" in Illinois and once parked an inflatable rat on the tollway la...
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Camping World acquires Michigan, Texas businessesJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings will acquire American RV located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. and Jack Sisemore Traveland in Amarillo, Texas, for an undisclosed sum....
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In Transit: How tollway travel times are calculatedJul 24, 2017 5:30 am - It's 17 minutes from Arlington Heights to Route 59 via the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90), the digital message board claims. But is it 17 minutes for the driver who faithful...
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Postponed Cedar Lake Road meeting re-scheduled for Aug. 9Jul 24, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation has rescheduled a public information meeting to discuss the possible realignment of Cedar Lake Road between Nippersink and Har...