Articles filed under Transportation
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Is your kid's car seat ready for a crash? Most aren'tSep 25, 2017 5:30 am - Despite parents' best intentions, a majority of children's car seats are installed incorrectly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Are par...
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County leaders celebrating end of Washington Street projectSep 25, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County leaders on Friday will celebrate the nearly complete Washington Street Thoroughfare Project in central Lake County at the new underpass in Grayslake built as...
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Rail Safety Week to see enforcement, education efforts by policeSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police is coordinating the fourth statewide Illinois Rail Safety Week, Sept. 24-30. The Union Pacific and CN railroads, along with ...
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Hub Group earns award from RyderSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Hub Group has been honored by Ryder System Inc. with a Ryder Carrier Quality Award in the Intermodal category. The Ryder Carrier Quality Award recognizes exc...
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Full interchange at Route 47 and I-88 moves aheadSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - Most partial Illinois tollway interchanges had one purpose when they were built - get drivers to and from Chicago. But the intersection of the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I...
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Did you see hit-and-run that killed tollway worker? Police seek tipsSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - Police are asking the public to help find a semitrailer driver involved in a hit-and-run that killed an Illinois tollway worker Monday. David M. Schwarz, a 48-year-old e...
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Palatine police checking child safety seats FridaySep 20, 2017 1:00 am - The Palatine Police Department will host a free Child Safety Seat Checkpoint from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, with certified child passenger safety technicians at p...
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Camping World acquires American RVSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings, said it has acquired American RV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for an undisclosed sum. Camping World currently operates an RV SuperCe...
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Editorial: Take highway work-zone safety seriouslySep 19, 2017 11:00 pm - In early spring, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Tollway issued the standard yearly plea for motorists to be on their best behavior in constructio...
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Search continues for driver who hit, killed tollway workerSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - David M. Schwarz worked "on the front line" of the Illinois tollway's 292-mile system and died trying to make the roads safer, agency leaders said Tuesday. Illinois Stat...