Articles filed under Transportation
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Route 53 workzone is tragedy in waitingOct 22, 2018 5:00 am - The Route 53 construction zone near Woodfield Mall is a tragedy in waiting. Two narrow lanes, and lots of workers, equipment and speeding drivers who ignore posted warni...
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Person struck, killed by Metra train in Downers GroveOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - An unidentified person was struck and killed by an eastbound Metra train around 1 p.m. Monday near Forest Avenue in Downers Grove, authorities said. Police said their pr...
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Big construction weekend coming on Metra BNSF lineOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Metra BNSF Line riders jumping on the train this weekend should prepare for delays and schedule changes. The commuter railroad is squeezing three weeks of track repairs ...
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Who gets night noise? Debate on runways resumingOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - Tough decisions redrafting nighttime jet noise patterns around O'Hare International Airport start next month when an advisory group considers which runways to use in a w...
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Longmeadow toll hot topic in Kane County Board racesOct 17, 2018 5:33 am - The candidates for two northern Kane County Board districts aren't pleased with plans to charge a 95-cent toll to fund a new bridge over the Fox River. But if drivers ar...
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Northbound Route 45 in Libertyville to close while workers replace collapsed embankmentOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Northbound Route 45 in the Libertyville area will be closed to traffic beginning Thursday to allow for the removal and replacement of a Metra embankment retaining wall t...
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Woman in wheelchair survived being struck by Metra train in HinsdaleOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - A woman who uses a wheelchair was struck by a Metra train near the West Hinsdale station Tuesday afternoon and survived, according to Metra officials. The woman, who has...
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Metra's threat of service cuts fails to grab state's attentionOct 15, 2018 5:30 am - Two separate but related transportation news stories surfaced back-to-back last week. On Tuesday, Metra released the proposed 2019 budget with no fare increases but dir...
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How Google's new Waze carpooling service worksOct 13, 2018 1:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will begin offering its pay-to-carpool service throughout the U.S., an effort to reduce the commute-time congestion that its popular Waze nav...
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Unattended bag hanging on pole at O'Hare found to be safeOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago Police Department bomb and arson investigators and Chicago Fire Department units investigated an unattended bag found hanging from a pole in an area outside a ga...