Articles filed under Transportation
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Lake County, Pace in talks to create countywide bus service for seniors, disabledSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - After years of discussion and coordination, Lake County is headed toward a borderless, countywide paratransit service. Ride Lake County, targeted for a May 1, 2022 debut...
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How Kane County is going to learn where to put deputies to catch speeding driversSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - When drivers on Kane County roads pass a speed trailer, the flashing numbers are a friendly reminder to motorists going beyond the speed limit. A tentative plan approved...
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Metra directors approve 21% raise for top executive, but it's not unanimousSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Metra board members approved a salary increase of about 21% including retirement benefits for the agency's chief Wednesday, but the vote wasn't unanimous. Executive Dire...
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DuPage County child passenger safety campaign will start FridaySep 14, 2021 1:00 am - The DuPage County sheriff's office will participate in National Child Passenger Safety Week from Sept. 19-25, with increased enforcement of child passenger safety laws F...
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You'll need an appointment — but can skip the lines — at many driver services facilitiesSep 13, 2021 5:30 am - Questions such as “do you have an appointment?”, and the occasional letdown, “all our appointments are full,” circulated Friday outside the driver services facility in L...
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Detour ahead: Road closures coming for Elgin driversSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Multiple construction projects starting this week could cause some serious traffic headaches for drivers in Elgin. Metra, Union Pacific Railroad and Nicor Gas all have ...
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Major road project in Hawthorn Woods area advances 10 years after initial studySep 09, 2021 5:30 am - More than a decade after it first was studied, a project to ease traffic congestion in the Hawthorn Woods area is expected to get underway in coming weeks. The Lake Coun...
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Bicyclist killed in Randall Road crash in ElginSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - A 60-year-old man was killed Wednesday when his bicycle collided with a car on Randall Road, according to Elgin police. In a news release posted on Facebook Thursday, po...
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10 years, $6 billion later, controversial O'Hare Modernization Program is wrapping upSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Aircraft won't be able to land on Runway 9-Right/27-Left until December, but Chicago leaders on Thursday called the extension of 9R/27L and the contentious, game-changin...
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Schaumburg considering roundabout at Springinsguth, Bode roadsSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg's transportation committee this week discussed converting the three-way intersection at Springinsguth and Bode roads into a roundabout, but delayed a final re...