Articles filed under Transportation
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Slow train blocks Hawthorn Woods crossing for hoursNov 14, 2017 12:00 am - A Canadian National Railway freight train blocked a Hawthorn Woods railroad crossing for several hours Monday night, causing traffic backups during the evening rush hour...
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More construction, fewer toll collectors in tollway's 2018 budget draftNov 13, 2017 5:00 am - Is that toll collector in the booth an endangered species? Not quite with 387 collectors working for the Illinois tollway in 2018, but the numbers are dwindling as the a...
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Despite subpoena, key video erased in beating at Metra stationNov 13, 2017 4:30 am - D'Nardo Mack was sitting on a bench at Millennium Station in Chicago the night of Jan. 15, 2015, when an argument started with then-officer David Robertson, who ordered ...
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How Lake County is trying to reduce fatalities, serious crashesNov 13, 2017 4:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation has upped the ante on traffic safety by establishing a multifaceted task force to reduce the number of fatalities and serious ...
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Tollway wants to transform turf into forestsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Serene vistas of oaks and lilacs instead of grassy, mono-landscaping are envisioned under an Illinois tollway plan to plant 58,000 trees and shrubs along the system at a...
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Hub Group in Oak Brook earns a top honorNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Hub Group Inc., a multimodal transportation solutions provider, announced Monday that it has been named a Top 100 Trucker for 2017, an honor it has received for the ...
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Editorial: Metra must do more to show it has hold on the futureNov 12, 2017 10:00 pm - To some extent, Metra passengers should not be surprised to see fare increases for a fourth straight year. Beginning in 2014, the agency outlined a 10-year, $2.4 billion...
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Looking years ahead to Algonquin Road improvements in Barrington HillsNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Planning has started for improvements to Algonquin Road through Barrington Hills, but Illinois Department of Transportation officials say construction would not begin fo...
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Metra OKs service cuts, fare hikes - and will more come next year?Nov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Metra directors approved fare hikes today of up to 12.6 percent, along with service cuts on routes such as the North Central Service that will start in February 2018. It...
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Riders wincing as Metra service cuts, fare hikes loomNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Metra's raised fares three years in a row and might approve a fourth hike Friday, but leaders are combining the hit with service cuts, a move that cuts some riders to th...