Articles filed under Transportation
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New board takes over at Illinois tollway, tightens ethics rulesMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - New Illinois tollway directors tightened bylaws on conflicts of interest and the board's independence at their first meeting Thursday. The tollway authority hadn't held ...
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Mortenson completes O'Hare projectMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - ITASCA - Construction company Mortenson recently completed three major ground facilities totaling 180,000 square feet for United Airlines at Chicago's O'Hare Internation...
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Metra OKs comfy rail cars and locomotives, but directors aren't comfy with AmtrakMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Metra forged ahead with plans for new railcars with cupholders and greener locomotives Wednesday even as leaders fumed about something beyond their control - the tracks ...
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Expect revamped Terminal 5 at O'Hare by 2021Mar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago officials broke ground Wednesday on a new Terminal 5, part of the latest modernization at O'Hare International Airport. The project that will expand the 25-year-...
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What Metra stations are popular? Agency looking at well-used and underused stopsMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Metra stations will go under the microscope as the agency launches an effort to grow ridership. Officials Wednesday released a draft station evaluation policy on Metra's...
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Eby-Brown to be acquired by Performance Food GroupMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - Eby-Brown Company, a family-owned distribution firm that has had a presence in the suburbs for 130 years, announced Tuesday it is being acquired by Richmond, Virginia-ba...
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Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in Route 53 wreckMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - A Rockford man suffered life-threatening injuries in an early-morning crash Tuesday on Route 53 in Schaumburg that snarled traffic for hours, according to Illinois State...
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Kane County official's close call illustrates hazards for cyclistsMar 18, 2019 5:30 am - Like he always does, Carl Schoedel grabbed his gear, pushed off on his bike and began the 9-mile trek to work early Tuesday. It was his birthday, so Schoedel treated him...
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Probe of FAA's oversight of Boeing 737 began before second crashMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Transportation Department began an investigation of how Chicago-based Boeing Co.'s 737 Max was certified to fly passengers before the latest crash in Ethiopia i...
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Changes to Sayton Road in Fox Lake:Mar 17, 2019 1:00 am - A new traffic pattern was put in place on Sayton Road in Fox Lake on March 15 in preparation for road construction to begin in the spring, authorities said. The traffic ...