Articles filed under Transportation
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Pedestrian crossing light damaged in crash can't be replaced, Batavia learnsFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - Sunday night a hit-and-run driver knocked down a pedestrian-activated flashing signal on the east side of Batavia Avenue at McKee Street in Batavia. That mishap has comp...
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Judge denies request to move O'Hare stowaway from jail to homeless programFeb 06, 2018 10:00 pm - Marilyn Hartman will remain locked up on charges stemming from her latest arrest on airport grounds after a Cook County judge on Wednesday denied a request to move the 6...
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Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected managerFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Attorney General's office has intervened in the Illinois tollway's denial of a Freedom of Information Act request from the Daily Herald seeking the resume o...
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Four trucks involved in pileup on I-94 in Lake CountyFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Multiple accidents in a one-mile section on the Tri-State Tollway kept firefighters and state police officers scrambling early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The wo...
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Chicago Auto Show preview: SUVs, crossovers in spotlightFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - Do crossovers rule? Will electric cars disrupt driving as we know it in a few years? Are mid-size trucks really back? Our experts answer those questions as we preview th...
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DuPage seeks public input for long-range transit planFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - If you drive a car, pedal a bike or take public transit in DuPage, county officials want to know how to improve your ride over the next quarter century. The county is wo...
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Police: Motorists warned of reckless, speeding trucker before tollway worker was hitFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Minutes before tollway worker David Schwarz was killed while working along the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) last fall, police received calls of a speeding, reckless truck d...
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Man charged in fatal hit-and-run of tollway workerFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - After a three-month hunt, Illinois State Police investigators Thursday arrested a man in connection with the hit-and-run death of an Illinois tollway worker last fall. C...
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Grayslake stowaway's actions prompting security changes at O'HareFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: To correct the graphic that accompanies this story, Hartman's last two arrests at O'Hare International Airport occurred in January 2018. Marilyn Hart...
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Des Plaines River bridge in Libertyville closed to ensure public safetyFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - The Rockland Road bridge over the Des Plaines River in Libertyville was closed Thursday morning because of significant deterioration of its decorative steel truss system...