Articles filed under Transportation
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Glen Ellyn may study downtown pedestrian bridge, tunnelMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - Should Glen Ellyn Metra commuters bypass the train tracks via a pedestrian bridge or a tunnel near downtown? Glen Ellyn trustees have differing opinions, but hope a prel...
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Camping World acquires Virginia RV centerMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings recently acquired the Safford RV dealership in the Fredericksburg, Virginia market. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. Ca...
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It's your chance to give Metra advice on fare structureMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Seven-day train passes? Discounts for students? Bargain prices during slow periods? Metra riders can opine on these topics through a survey the railroad is conducting in...
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What track will new Metra chairman take?Mar 06, 2017 4:33 am - Three months into Norman Carlson's tenure as Metra director in spring 2013, the railroad was reeling from a political scandal and the exodus of top leaders. The commuter...
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Pushback against Trump administration's new travel ban beginsMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - A redo of President Donald Trump's travel ban still is causing unease for some suburban Muslims and troubling local refugee advocates. The president issued a new executi...
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Libertyville Twp. will host open house on Casey Road planMar 05, 2017 12:00 am - The Libertyville Township Highway Department is hosting a public information meeting regarding proposed improvements to Casey Road between Route 45 and Route 21 from 5 t...
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Chao: U.S. drivers may face more tolls to raise infrastructure fundsMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao this past week raised the prospect that needed infrastructure improvements may be funded to some extent by tolls on mor...
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Plans moving ahead slowly for Route 60/83 improvements in MundeleinMar 03, 2017 4:05 am - The first part of the lengthy process to widen Route 60/83 through Mundelein is nearing a conclusion, but construction remains several years away at best. In fact, the $...
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Camping World declares regular, special dividendsMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings's board of directors declared a cash dividend of 15.32 cents per share on the Company's Class A Common Stock and a cash distributio...
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The heat is on in LaFox Metra station shelterMar 01, 2017 10:00 pm - The recent spurt of warm weather aside, Ken Weinberg of Geneva prefers a little heat when waiting for a Metra train on the middle platform at the La Fox station. For the...