Articles filed under Transportation
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Security officer in United passenger dragging case had just returned from suspensionApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - One of the security officers who yanked a 69-year-old doctor off a United Airlines flight for refusing to give up his seat had recently returned to work after a suspensi...
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Police out in force for Distracted Driving Week crackdownApr 22, 2017 1:00 am - Police statewide will be out in force next week looking for distracted drivers as part of the U Drive/U Text/U Pay campaign, a high-visibility effort to enforce distract...
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Towns along Route 120 teaming up to address congestionApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Communities along Route 120 in central Lake County say the congestion faced by as many as 26,900 drivers every day must be addressed, regardless of whether a proposed Ro...
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Third track should reduce delays between Geneva, West Chicago for Metra UP West passengersApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - It's only 8 miles of track, but the lack of it affects thousands of commuters in the city and suburbs daily. Union Pacific Railroad and Metra broke ground on a project F...
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Metra BNSF trains running, extensive delays remain after pedestrian accidentApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - Inbound and outbound trains on Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line have returned to service after a pedestrian accident halted traffic in both directions Thursday ...
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Prosecutors: Man tried to set fire in Blue Line car in RosemontApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago man who authorities say tried to set fire to a seat on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line car was ordered held on $500,000 bail Thursday. Six other passeng...
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Mount Prospect to study Central Road pedestrian crossingsApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect village board has agreed to spend up to $38,000 on a Central Road Pedestrian Crossing Study in the wake of controversy after 55-year-old Joni Beaudry ...
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Metra inching forward on new railcars and locomotivesApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - It's not quite 419 railcars and locomotives, but Metra commuters can expect comfier and more reliable rides on some trains in a few years after officials acted to buy ne...
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I-90 and Elmhurst Road interchange now set to open in JuneApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - It was supposed to be completed in 2016, then in late 2017, but now the much-awaited "diverging diamond" interchange at Elmhurst Road and the Jane Addams Tollway should ...
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Kimberly-Clark names Hub Group Carrier of the YearApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Transportation management company Hub Group recently received the 2016 Carrier of the Year award from Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark's Carrier of the Year aw...