Articles filed under Transportation
-
New hangar proposed for Chicago Executive AirportJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - The Wheeling village board will meet Monday night to discuss a company's plans to build a new hangar at Chicago Executive Airport. Hawthorne Global Aviation Services is ...
-
COVID-19 surge parks in-person driver's license services through Jan. 24Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - As COVID-19 case counts spiral, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that offices and facilities will not reopen until Monday, Jan. 24. In late December, W...
-
Bill would require developers to plan for electric vehicle chargingJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure before the General Assembly would require new and renovated residential or commercial buildings to set aside parking spaces that could easily be ...
-
'We have to make our case': Bartlett, Hanover Park, Schaumburg and Elgin share concerns on freight train mergerJan 10, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to clarify the rail line impacted by the proposed merger would be the Milwaukee West Line. Bartlett, Hanover Park and Schaumburg are joi...
-
Tollway tempest continues into 2022 with legal discord and Senate actionJan 10, 2022 4:30 am - 2021 didn't end quietly for the Illinois tollway, with controversial firings, an organizational shake-up that incensed Latino and Black lawmakers and a Senate probe into...
-
More than 300 comments oppose Canadian Pacific railway mergerJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - In a short amount of time, 324 suburbanites - and others from throughout the Midwest - voiced almost universal displeasure with a proposed railway merger that would incr...
-
What caused 20 vehicles to get flats on I-294 Friday morning? State police aren't sureJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - About 20 vehicles on Interstate 294 near Des Plaines were disabled by flat tires Friday morning, possibly after running over large chunks of ice or concrete, police said...
-
Pending legislation would clarify 'who's on first' at tollwayJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Legislation to spell out exactly who is in charge at the Illinois tollway is pending in Springfield, officials said Friday. A Senate bill is in the works that will clari...
-
Suburban communities adopt new biking and pedestrian plansJan 06, 2022 10:00 pm - “Plan your work. Work your plan.” Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you “make no little plans,” as urban architect Daniel Burnham remarked. Improv...
-
Roselle rolls out new video series with episode about train mergerDec 28, 2021 4:30 am - The village of Roselle has kicked off a new online video series with an episode about the Canadian Pacific's merger with Kansas City Southern. Mayor David Pileski says t...