Articles filed under Transportation
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More flights cancelled at Chicago airports after snowfallApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - About 190 flights have been cancelled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport following a snowstorm that also shut down hundreds of flights over the weekend. The Chica...
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Misconduct on the train? Report it using new Metra appApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - Miscreants on the Milwaukee West? Bad actors on the BNSF? Untoward behavior on the Union Pacific? There's an app for that dubbed Metra COPS, which allows riders to discr...
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Snow leads to 1,000 canceled flights at O'HareApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - During a month when trees are expected to bloom, streets in the suburbs were sprouting snowplows Sunday. Local public works departments responded throughout the day as s...
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'We cannot let this situation happen again': Lipinski wants Amtrak to answer for Union Station problemsApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - Amtrak officials will face congressional scrutiny next week over a bungled technical upgrade that caused miserable commutes for thousands of Metra commuters in February....
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Bartlett issues traffic advisory for church eventApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Bartlett police are issuing a traffic advisory for the Village Church's Egg-Stravaganza from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Thousands of people are expected to...
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House OKs doubling fine for passing stopped school busApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Drivers who don't stop for school buses would see much steeper fines under a proposal that passed the state House on Thursday. House Bill 1873, sponsored b...
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Cause of CTA derailment near O'Hare station probedApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Transit Authority officials are investigating what caused a Blue Line derailment Wednesday evening between Rosemont and O'Hare International Airport. The Chicago...
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Power outage delays resolved at Union StationApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Metra service is back to normal for BNSF riders using Union Station after a frustrating morning rush hour Thursday. BNSF trains in and out of Union Station halted just b...
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Elmhurst may return grant money for Prairie Path crossing at York StreetApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - An Elmhurst City Council committee plans to recommend the city return $1.76 million in grant money secured in 2012 to create a grade separation at the Illinois Prairie P...
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1 injured, 73 evacuated in Blue Line derailment between Rosemont and O'HareApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - A train derailment has caused the CTA Blue Line to be halted between Rosemont and O'Hare International Airport, officials say. CTA officials reported the derailment abo...