Articles filed under Transportation
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'Crazy.' 'Ridiculous.' Metra riders not happy with another fare hikeJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Metra riders greeted the fourth fare increase in as many years with glum faces and wishes for improved service even as agency leaders warn more pain could come if aid do...
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Serial stowaway ordered held for mental health examJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - A serial stowaway from Grayslake who defied an order to stay away from O'Hare International Airport will remain behind bars after a judge ordered her Wednesday to underg...
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One dead after semi goes off I-355 ramp near New LenoxJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - One person died and another was injured Tuesday afternoon after the semitrailer truck they were in crashed and fell off a ramp that connects southbound I-355 to eastboun...
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Truck driver dies in crash on I-294 near RosemontJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - A semi-truck driver died Monday night in a four-vehicle chain reaction pileup on the Tri-State Tollway near Rosemont. The crash, which occurred at 8:12 p.m. in the south...
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Tollway denies patronage in hiring state lawmaker's relative, but won't release resumeJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - The Illinois tollway's refusal to provide the resume of a politically connected employee hired as general manager of engineering is “troubling,” a political reform exper...
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One killed in I-294 crash near O'HareJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois State Police said one person died and three people were injured in a multivehicle crash Tuesday night near O'Hare International Airport on I-294. State police s...
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'Serial stowaway' from Grayslake arrested again at O'HareJan 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Grayslake woman accused of being a serial stowaway was arrested again early Sunday at O'Hare International Airport, just days after a Cook County judge ordered her to ...
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Wheaton reopening part of fire-damaged Metra station MondayJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - A waiting area inside the downtown Wheaton Metra station is set to reopen to commuters Monday morning, but the rest of the fire-damaged building could remain off-limits ...
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Atlanta bests O'Hare in airport wars, expert says new terminals could helpJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - It's No. 2 again but despite falling behind Hartsfield-Jackson for the title of the nation's busiest airport, O'Hare International Airport's numbers are holding steady w...
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What Metra's proposed fare restructuring could mean for youJan 22, 2018 4:30 am - After months of studying how to redo its decades-old fare system, Metra has produced a smorgasbord of ideas that range from a one-day pass to consolidating its outermost...