Articles filed under Transportation
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Geneva asks lawmakers for help changing IDOT's Route 31 planMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Geneva officials are asking local legislators to help them convince state authorities to change the plan for cutting Route 31 down to three lanes through part of town. T...
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Kane Co. vote reaffirms support for Longmeadow ParkwayMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Despite recent - and vocal - opposition to the Longmeadow Parkway project, opponents were silent Tuesday as a Kane County committee took a unanimous vote in support of t...
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Which driving behavior leads to the most road rage?May 18, 2015 5:30 am - Just a typical commute. Inching along I-355 on automatic pilot, and then, it happens. Mr. Speedy cuts right in front, and your rush-hour inertia morphs into fist-shaking...
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Route 31 lane reduction back for more talk in GenevaMay 16, 2015 7:30 am - If Geneva wants to put Route 31 on a "road diet" - reducing it from four lanes to three - it is going to have to do so farther south than city officials had hoped. Accor...
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Schaumburg mayor honors Bike to Work WeekMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson continued his annual tradition of honoring "Bike to Work Week" by leading a group of village residents on a Friday morning ride to his own wor...
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Florida toll agency doesn't hire Illinois tollway executiveMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Florida toll agency chose an internal candidate as its new chief out of a field that included Illinois tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. The Illinois tollway ...
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IDOT highway plan has a grim prognosisMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Announcements about the state's multiyear highway improvement plan usually are full of hype and hope. But this version with an $8.4 billion road program could be the mos...
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Metra months away on ticket appMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders anxious to get their fingers working on a smartphone ticket app will need to wait until fall. Planners said there are a lot of intricacies still to work out...
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Stopping train derailments here: Pricey brake system months, years awayMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - With speed emerging as a possible cause of the fatal Amtrak derailment Tuesday in Philadelphia, many freight and passenger railroads including Metra are at least months ...
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Aurora, Barrington ask judge to throw out oil train rulesMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - Barrington and Aurora are taking the federal government to court in hopes of getting a rewrite of oil train regulations. Recent rules issued by the U.S. Pipeline and Haz...