Articles filed under Transportation
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Glass palace? Romulan space ship? Chicago wants your vote on O'Hare designsJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - In the next six days, suburbanites and Chicagoans can embrace their inner architect and vote on the future look of O'Hare International Airport. The city of Chicago on T...
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Metra UP West service returning to normal after morning delaysJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Metra Union Pacific West Line passengers can expect a normal ride Thursday afternoon following a rough morning commute after a freight train fatally struck a pedestrian ...
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Metra dives into near-misses with faulty crossing gatesJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - As an SUV zipped across the railroad crossing seconds before a rush-hour train sped by, you could hear the intake of breath by Metra leaders. "Whew," one director said, ...
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Cook County to help fund local road projectsJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - For the third consecutive year, Cook County will make available $8.5 million in grants to help cover the cost of transportation improvements sponsored by local governmen...
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New driving rules for 2019: Rear-facing child seats, 'Dutch reach,' left-lane pressureJan 14, 2019 4:33 am - Is your toddler enjoying the view from a new front-facing car seat? If he or she is under age 2, you'll need to break out a cookie and reset. Changes to Illinois law eff...
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House move means lane, road closures Tuesday in GenevaJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A historic house will be moved Tuesday in Geneva, necessitating lane closures on State Street and East Side Drive. The move is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at 122 E. Sta...
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Stop harming people with government shutdown, Chicago-area Democrats sayJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Political pundits might be looking for people to blame in the midst of the longest partial federal government shutdown in U.S. history, but what really matters is that h...
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Crash between bus and semi causes fire, shuts down northbound I-294Jan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A passenger bus was sitting on the shoulder of I-294 with a mechanical issue around 7 p.m. when a passing semitrailer truck hit the bus and caused both to catch fire, ac...
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Hanover Park president joins national transportation panelJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2019 Transportation and Infrastructure Services (TIS) federal advo...
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Driver saved from train in LombardJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A driver was saved from a vehicle on the tracks before it was struck by a Metra train near Grace Street in Lombard Monday night, officials said on Twitter. Lombard Poli...