Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra CEO Orseno retiring in December, board to launch 'nationwide' searchFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Metra stalwart Don Orseno announced Friday plans to retire in December as the agency's board of directors launched a "nationwide" search for a replacement CEO. The forme...
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Better afternoon commute for Metra riders after morning headachesFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - After a rough morning, Metra commuters using Union Station had a better ride home Friday. A computer meltdown at about 6:15 a.m. brought trains to a standstill entering ...
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Old tollway coin buckets on their way outFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway is introducing an innovation 1990s drivers digging frantically for change would have cheered. Agency leaders approved a deal Thursday to replace the...
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Open house on 60/83 proposal March 1Feb 23, 2017 12:00 am - An open house public meeting regarding the proposed widening and reconstruction of Route 60/83 from Route 176 through Mundelein will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, ...
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Transit improvements spur economic growth in Hoffman EstatesFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Further enhancements and public transit options coming this year on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway are expected to build on the economic growth brought to Hoffman Esta...
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New runway rotation at O'Hare inches forwardFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago's latest overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport offers new options, but divisions remain over who gets jet noise. Members of an O'Hare No...
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Lower Longmeadow Parkway construction costs could mean cheaper tollsFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - The next construction phase for Longmeadow Parkway is expected to cost 25 percent less than the initial estimate, leaving Kane County officials hopeful the price of trav...
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Metra slates talks on $34 million Elgin bridge rebuildFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Metra riders on the Milwaukee West Line can learn more about a massive project to reconstruct the bridge carrying trains over the Fox River in Elgin at a public hearing ...
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Editorial: Turning the tide against deaths on the tracksFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - Longtime suburban residents won't forget the crash 22 years ago that killed seven students when a train hit a school bus in Fox River Grove. The result of that crash and...
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Pyke: Which suburbs gain, lose freight train traffic because of mergerFeb 20, 2017 4:30 am - Railroad officials are notoriously tight-lipped. But for eight years, the Canadian National Railroad has posted detailed reports about regional freight train movements a...