Articles filed under Transportation
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Attention, Metra passengers: More trains coming this spring as agency tweaks schedulesApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - There's a lot in motion at Metra this spring as the agency adds more trains and tweaks schedules, all in aid of recapturing riders amid a waning but volatile pandemic. T...
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Central Road closing in downtown Mount Prospect for rail crossing repairsApr 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad will be performing track repairs to the Central Road railroad crossing in downtown Mount Prospect beginning the morning of Saturday, April 30....
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Daily Herald Opinion: Reducing number of lanes on Route 31 in Batavia would improve safetyApr 22, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. If you've ever driven the old Lincoln Highway through the Fox Valley, you know ...
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Legislation would disconnect suburban red-light cameras if they involve corruptionApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - This story has been updated to to clarify who is accused of making illegal payments. In less than five years of operation, red-light cameras installed by Oakbrook T...
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No masks on planes, transit? Not so fast, Biden administration says as it files to keep mandateApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - The quandary of masks on transit and planes is back in play after the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling tossing out the COVID-19 ...
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Loose cattle shut down I-80 in JolietApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Cattle escaped onto Interstate 80 after a Tuesday afternoon crash in Joliet, forcing the road's closure, police said. A semitrailer carrying cattle crashed into the back...
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Rail crossing at Route 59 in Barrington to close Saturday for repairsApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Hough Street (Route 59) north of James Street in Barrington will be closed, weather permitting, for six days beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The closure is required for r...
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As Pritzker lifts mandate on transit, masks now optional on Metra, CTA, Pace and at airportsApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Metra, Pace and CTA passengers who rode to work Tuesday morning wearing masks were allowed to go home with or without face coverings after two days of rapidly evolving p...
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Masks now set to come off May 3 on transit, airplanes: Here's what to knowApr 18, 2022 5:30 am - A supercontagious strain of COVID-19 poses enough of a health risk that mask requirements on planes and public transit will remain through May 3 instead of being lifted ...
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Lake County opposes railway merger expected to add more freight trains on commuter lineApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County has joined other Chicago-area entities against the proposed acquisition of the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. In a resolut...