Articles filed under Transportation
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How state lawmakers are trying to stop political patronage at tollwayApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic and Republican legislators want changes in state law to curb the potential for political patronage at the Illinois tollway. The move comes after articles by t...
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Tollway launches info sessions on controversial $4 billion Tri-State redoApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Open houses on the Illinois tollway's $4 billion reconstruction of the Central Tri-State tollway run through Thursday at suburban locations. The agency will present a co...
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New tollway chief gets $29,000 more than previous CEOApr 23, 2018 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway's new Executive Director Elizabeth Gorman will be paid $215,000 a year, $29,000 more than her predecessor. Gorman, a former Republican Cook County c...
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Route 53 stakeholder meeting TuesdayApr 23, 2018 1:00 am - The second in a series of Route 53 stakeholder meetings is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center, off Hook Drive west of Route 8...
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New road to pave way for Motorola redevelopmentApr 23, 2018 1:00 am - A Schaumburg committee has recommended spending nearly $10.2 million for the final engineering and construction of a central roadway through the former Motorola Solution...
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How Southwest flight heroes tried to save mom who was sucked halfway out of planeApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - A passenger who was onboard Southwest Airlines flight 1380 Tuesday emotionally described Thursday how he and others tried to save the woman who died when she was sucked ...
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Batavia Route 31 crossing may get pedestrian signal backApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - The saga of safely crossing Batavia Avenue (Route 31) in Batavia has taken another turn. The Federal Highway Administration has decided to again let towns use rectangula...
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Editorial: Arlington Heights proposal a good step toward more walkable, bikeable suburbsApr 18, 2018 11:00 pm - If "Footloose" actor Kevin Bacon can't walk across Arlington Heights Road, who can? To hear Village Manager Randy Recklaus tell it, Bacon has a difficult time dodging tr...
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Drivers beware: Traffic on I-90 down to one lane this weekendApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Traffic will be reduced to a single lane on Interstate 90 between Lee Street and Interstate 294 in Des Plaines beginning Friday. The temporary lane closures are necessa...
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'Sheer panic' grips Southwest plane in first fatal U.S. flight since 2009Apr 18, 2018 1:00 am - When the plane engine blew up and the oxygen masks rained down, only one thought dominated Marty Martinez's mind: sending a goodbye message to his parents. "I had no...