Articles filed under Transportation
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1 more road closure needed to finish Lake County roundabout projectSep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Roberts Road in southwestern Lake County will be closed to traffic for three weeks and when it reopens, drivers will have a new configuration to navigate as a long-runni...
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Pyke: Should two operators be required on crude oil trains?Sep 28, 2015 5:30 am - Suburbanites who fear a train carrying crude oil could derail in their neighborhood aren't alone. Conductors and engineers from across the U.S. spent a day here recently...
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Why you might have Wi-Fi on your Metra train soonSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Rejoice cautiously, smartphone users - Metra is inching toward a Wi-Fi solution with a pilot program on 10 rail cars debuting later this year. The railroad has talked ab...
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Big closures this weekend should make you think twice about driving downtownSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Some major expressway hiccups will coincide with a busy Chicago weekend as Cubs fans converge on the city. The Illinois Department of Transportation is installing steel ...
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Route 53 land-use plan ready for public reviewSep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - With recommendations of how local communities could help pay for the extension of Route 53 into Lake County under consideration, the less known review of how the road wo...
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Would you pay for fast lane on tollways?Sep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Are you willing to pay for life in the fast lane? Known as congestion pricing or express toll lanes, it's an idea state Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn called...
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Driver killed on Cuba Road at Rt. 14 in Lake Barrington identifiedSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - This story was updated Sept. 25 to correct the spelling of Mark Agnini. Authorities initially released an incorrect spelling of his name. A Barrington man died in a...
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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...