Articles filed under Transportation
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Wheeling man identified as truck driver killed in Metra crash; engineer braked and sounded hornMay 24, 2022 1:00 am - This story was updated to correct the age and hometown of the driver. Early reports from Metra were incorrect. A 41-year-old Wheeling man has been identified as the...
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What will NTSB consider when it probes tragic Clarendon Hills Metra crash?May 23, 2022 5:30 am - Illinois railway crossing collisions rose by 25% last year, with 125 recorded in 2021, the highest tally in six years, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. ...
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Officials celebrate completion of $58.5 million Lake-Cook Road reconstructionMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - Local, county, state and federal officials gathered Monday to celebrate the completion of the $58.5 million, 2½-year Lake-Cook Road reconstruction project through Buffal...
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Wheeling truck driver killed in Metra crash at crossing with no gates or lightsMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Wheeling man was killed Monday when a Metra train hit the dump truck he was driving at the Hainesville Road crossing in Lake County at about 7 a.m., author...
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Tri-Cities police will be out for extra traffic patrolsMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - Police departments in St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia are joining forces to conduct additional traffic safety patrols beginning Monday. The additional patrols will focus...
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State, CTA want $400 million from feds for Blue Line, I-290 workMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago area is making its first big pitch for one of the pots of money available under the new $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure program. Officials from the Illi...
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Hart Road in Barrington closing for five months beginning June 2May 19, 2022 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation will be closing Hart Road to through traffic from Route 14 (Northwest Highway) to Main Street/County Line Road (Lake-Cook Road...
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Tow-truck driver convicted of murder for 2017 shooting on I-88May 18, 2022 1:00 am - A tow-truck driver was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder for shooting another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in what authorities describe as ...
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Metra service resumes after train hits teen in GenevaMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - Metra commuter train service to Kane County on the Union Pacific West Line has resumed after a train hit and killed a person Tuesday morning in Geneva. Geneva police sai...
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Public hearing on Cedar Lake Road realignment Wednesday in Round LakeMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - A public hearing on the proposed realignment of Cedar Lake Road between Nippersink Road and Hart Road in Round Lake will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. The...