Articles filed under Transportation
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Screens blocking I-355 protesters prompt free-speech debateMay 01, 2016 11:00 pm - One of the true signs of spring is the budding of protesters on the Great Western Trail overpass on I-355 and traffic jams when drivers slow down to gape. But this year ...
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Teacher from Des Plaines dies in I-294 crashApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 54-year-old Des Plaines man was struck and killed by a semitrailer truck on the Tri-State Tollway Saturday morning, authorities said. The victim, Jeffery R. Komada, wa...
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What security is available after CTA robberies?Apr 29, 2016 11:00 pm - What Metra, CTA are doing to keep train commuters safe
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Mayors: It's Hassert - not Hastert - BoulevardApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - The emails started as a trickle when former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was first questioned about money issues that were raising eyebrows. But as the eventual cha...
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No free tolls, but free trees from tollway this Arbor DayApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - You can hug your tree seedling during an Arbor Day giveaway Friday at the Illinois tollway headquarters in Downers Grove and oases. The agency is offering 15,000 free se...
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Route 59 lane closures along Naperville-Aurora borderApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Isolated lane closures are expected to begin this week on Route 59 along the Naperville/Aurora border for crews to complete the remaining work related to the expansion p...
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Train station revamp moving ahead in LibertyvilleApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - A facelift for Libertyville's downtown Metra commuter station is moving off the wish list with the hiring of an architect to develop various concepts. RM Swanson Associa...
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DuPage Airport names flight center after former chairman GoodwinApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire OAK BROOK - The DuPage Airport Authority renamed the airport's Flight Center in honor of former chairman Daniel L. Goodwin. The naming of The Daniel L. Goo...
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Misdemeanors might mean tickets over arrests on Metra in Cook CountyApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - To reduce time spent booking suspects and appearing in court, Metra is authorizing its police officers to write tickets instead of arresting people for some misdemeanors...
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Aurora's Sheffer Road closing for bridge workApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - Construction is beginning this week on the Sheffer Road bridge over Indian Creek in Aurora, closing the road to through traffic between Tollview Avenue and Becker Road. ...