Articles filed under Transportation
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Construction on O'Hare runways might affect noise rotation testAug 17, 2016 5:00 am - Residents following the Chicago Department of Aviation's runway rotation experiment should watch for possible schedule changes in the coming weeks related to constructio...
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Last chance for Longmeadow opponents to voice concerns?Aug 17, 2016 5:00 am - A public hearing set for the end of August might be the final time outside a courtroom that Longmeadow Parkway opponents will get significant time to voice concerns abou...
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Train blocks Elgin intersection for almost 4 hoursAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - A freight train that had blocked McLean Boulevard south of Big Timber Road in Elgin for nearly four hours started running again shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Police De...
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Sewer break causing minor problems at Union Station fixedAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Amtrak has fixed a sewer break that caused riders who use the north concourse at Chicago Union Station to tweak their entrance to the facility Monday afternoon. Metra ha...
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Shouting match erupts during discussion of O'Hare runway rotationAug 15, 2016 1:00 pm - ONCC Fly Quiet ad hoc committee Chairman Joseph Annunzio was incorrectly identified in a Tuesday news story. An O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission meeting was an...
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Tollway's 'mother ship' chews up concrete, spits out savings on I-90Aug 15, 2016 5:30 am - Inching along on the Jane Addams Tollway in construction land, two questions arise. Which movie dystopia is the dusty landscape dotted with hills of rubble more reminis...
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Vernon Hills aims to extend pavement life, stave off repairsAug 13, 2016 7:26 am - With no source of additional road repair funds, Vernon Hills is trying something different to extend the life of newer pavement well before repairs are needed. The villa...
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Libertyville gets good mileage from its road work dollarsAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - Libertyville has gotten so much better-than-expected mileage from its road program that more work will be added to the schedule before the construction season ends, offi...
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Groundbreaking for newest O'Hare runway gets mixed reactionsAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - The groundbreaking for the construction of O'Hare International Airport's final parallel runway this week was ceremonial, but suburbs to the west are expecting real nois...
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IDOT seeks ideas for adding toll lanes to I-55 freewayAug 11, 2016 1:00 am - Wanted: A highway builder who doesn't mind taking risks. The Illinois Department of Transportation Thursday asked construction firms to submit ideas on how to build two ...