Articles filed under Transportation
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Geneva to consider buying UP commuter parking lotsNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - The Geneva City Council Monday approved an intergovernmental agreement with Metra possibly to buy the Union Pacific Railroad's downtown commuter parking property for abo...
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Two top executives are out at tollwayNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - Two Illinois tollway executives hand-picked by Executive Director Jose Alvarez in 2019 are out as a leadership shake-up led by the board chairman continues at the agency...
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It's back with 21 more cars - O'Hare people mover returns WednesdayNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - O'Hare International Airport's people-mover train whisking travelers between terminals and parking reopens Wednesday after a three-year hiatus due to reconstruction. The...
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, O'Hare train to terminals and parking is backNov 01, 2021 5:30 am - We missed you, O'Hare people mover. It feels like years since those swift elevated cars circulating between airport terminals and remote parking were replaced by poky sh...
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Questions arise amid power redistribution at tollway authorityNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Power shifts at the Illinois tollway are raising "who's on first" questions from at least one state lawmaker after the board recently voted to delegate authority to Chai...
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Crystal Lake considering plan to buy downtown Metra stationOct 31, 2021 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake City Council is set to vote Tuesday on whether it wants to enter into an agreement with Metra to buy property around the downtown train station property...
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Car stuck on tracks near Mount Prospect causing Metra delaysOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Metra is warning commuters of extensive delays as a result of a car stuck on the tracks near Mount Prospect. Shortly after 7 p.m., Metra tweeted that inbound and outboun...
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First installment of new fuel tax in Lake County brought in $945,000Oct 28, 2021 1:00 am - The first installment of Lake County's 4-cent-per-gallon gas tax, approved in March as a new revenue source for transportation-related projects, is in and on target with...
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Old McHenry Road near Hawthorn Woods and Long Grove closing Nov. 8Oct 28, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation will be closing Old McHenry Road in the Long Grove and Hawthorn Woods area to through traffic for 14 days starting at 7 a.m. N...
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Opinion: Does transit need to spend so much to survive?Oct 28, 2021 1:00 am - Boy, those spending proposals for suburban transit agencies are eye-popping. For Metra: Up 12.5% compared to a pared-back 2021 budget, and 2% higher than projected for t...