Articles filed under Transportation
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No joy in strike, auto mechanics sayAug 28, 2017 5:37 am - Heat waves. Obscene gestures. Random acts of kindness. Honks of support. It's Week 4 on the picket line for members of Automobile Mechanics Local 701, and the thrill is ...
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High-speed Amtrak service from Chicago to St. Louis will shave hour off tripAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - High-speed Amtrak rail trains powered by new locomotives should start whizzing between Chicago and St. Louis sometime in 2018, officials said Monday. The trains will tra...
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Palatine police with traffic enforcement crackdownAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Palatine police have started a traffic enforcement crackdown running through Sept. 5. Police will be part of an Illinois Department of Transportation effort to stop drun...
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Barrington Road tollway ramp to open Aug. 31Aug 28, 2017 1:00 am - A long-awaited exit ramp connecting the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) to Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates is scheduled to open Thursday afternoon. The ...
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State police: I-94 shooting near Northfield stemmed from road rageAug 26, 2017 1:00 am - No injuries were reported in a stooting that apparently stemmed from road rage on the Edens Expressway near Northfield early Saturday, state police said. State troopers ...
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Tollway poised to open new stretch of Route 390 this fallAug 25, 2017 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway opens up a second stretch of road on Route 390 this November as its push to O'Hare International Airport continues. The latest segment stretches fro...
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Lake County woman says $148 million jury award will make her less of a burdenAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - A paralyzed dancer from Lake County said Thursday a $148 million jury award will help her be less of a burden to her caretaker parents. "I feel like I'm a burden on my f...
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Kane County searching for new Metra board memberAug 23, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County officials began searching for a new Metra representative this week, a position with both perks and challenges. Elgin resident Manny Barbosa is the county's c...
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Elmhurst residents: Keep fighting against O'Hare noiseAug 23, 2017 1:00 am - Residents urged Elmhurst officials to keep fighting this week even as the city council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Fly Quiet Rotation Test Program at O'...
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Jury awards $148 million to dancer paralyzed by falling O'Hare shelterAug 23, 2017 1:00 am - A jury awarded $148 million Wednesday to a 26-year-old paralyzed dancer from Lake County after a bus shelter at O'Hare International Airport collapsed on her during a st...