Articles filed under Transportation
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Hawthorn Woods mayor calls Route 53 extension group 'coercive'Jul 09, 2018 5:30 am - You know finding consensus on extending Route 53 will be a hard slog when friction emerges over an agreement to agree. The Illinois tollway this spring created a Stakeho...
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Some long-haul Metra riders get fare breakJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - The long commute remains, but some Metra riders in the railroad's outermost communities will get a break on fares as the agency consolidates certain zones next week. The...
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Former Metra board chairman could be on national railway boardJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - Former Metra Chairman Marty Oberman will be taking his bow ties and bicycle to Washington if confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a spot on the U.S. Surface Transportation B...
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After decades of discussion, Millburn bypass to become realityJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - A plan envisioned decades ago to untangle what is known as the Millburn Strangler in Lindenhurst and Old Mill Creek by relocating Route 45 to the west is officially unde...
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Tollway board 'newbie' Brad Stephens ready to embrace I-294 projectJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway board's newest director, Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens, said he's ready to dig into details of the agency's latest ambitious project to widen I-294. ...
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Bartlett Independence Day parade set for SundayJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - The annual Bartlett Lions Club Independence Day Parade will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 8, in the area of North Avenue and South Oak Avenue. The approximately two-hour ...
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Four travel tips for the FourthJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Whether jetting off to fireworks or lighting sparklers in the backyard, your Independence Day will likely involve some form of transportation. Here are four transit tips...
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Tollway launches 'Hot Weather Patrols' to assist motoristsJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has launched around-the-clock "hot weather patrols" to locate and assist motorists during high temperatures and humidity ...
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How America's trucker shortage could undermine our economyJul 01, 2018 1:10 am - LAKE MILTON, Ohio - Bob Blocksom, an 87-year-old former insurance salesman, needs a job. He hasn't saved enough money for his retirement. And trucking companies, despera...
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Bartlett police announce post-fireworks traffic planJul 01, 2018 1:00 am - The Bartlett Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza will be held from 9:30 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, at Apple Orchard Park near the intersection of South Bartlett ...