Articles filed under Transportation
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Neighbors fear south Naperville road expansion could worsen trafficJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - A plan to decrease traffic congestion and prevent crashes at a south Naperville intersection has neighbors worried the proposal instead could do the opposite. Under dis...
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Starting July 1, no more free passes for texting (or holding your phone at all) and drivingJun 17, 2019 5:00 am - Illinois' law banning driving and texting is now five years old, and drivers caught violating it will face a stiffer penalty as of July 1. Scofflaws who text, talk or us...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Barry Manilow, Deadheads, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Connors, a fishing derby and moreJun 17, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of Barry Manilow, Deadheads in Rosemont, Jimmy Connors, Gerald Ford, O'Hare's control tower and more in our latest Through the Film Magni...
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Tollway wants to keep Prairie Path open during Tri-State wideningJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - As the Illinois tollway continues the massive $4 billion Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) widening, some temporary construction impacts will be felt along the Illinois ...
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Lauzen to Metra: Fix existing service before expandingJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - The focus is on existing riders, Metra's chairman assured Kane County officials concerned about expansion to Oswego and beyond this week. But waves caused by lawmakers p...
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Fire breaks out on Metra trainJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - A train on Metra's BNSF line caught fire Thursday evening south of Chicago's Union Station, officials said. The fire was on outbound train No. 1285 and was extinguished...
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Glen Ellyn's wish: A big grant for new Metra station, pedestrian tunnelJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - A Metra survey of ridership data last fall confirmed what Glen Ellyn commuters already knew about their bustling train station. The 1960s-era depot handled 1,929 weekly ...
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Bartlett railroad crossing closed June 17-21Jun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Canadian National Railway will be completing a renewal of the track structure at the West Bartlett Road grade crossing in Bartlett, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, June 17. ...
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Senators ask tollway chairman about conflict of interestJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Members of a state Senate committee on Wednesday questioned the new tollway board chairman about a vote he should not have taken because of conflict of interest concerns...
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Renovation of downtown Libertyville train station nearly completeJun 11, 2019 5:40 am - A new commuter rail station in Libertyville has opened, and the renovations to another local station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line are nearing completion. A p...