Articles filed under Transportation
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Can ads make Metra irresistible to drivers?Feb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Can a snappy jingle get more riders in Metra seats? Agency leaders committed $4 million over three years to that premise by hiring a marketing and ad agency Wednesday. P...
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Measures aim to reduce impact of O'Hare's jet noiseFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - Suburban and city lawmakers touted aviation-related proposals Tuesday that include studying the impact of O'Hare International Airport on human and environmental health ...
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Prairie Path users get new safety feature in LombardFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois Prairie Path users now have some extra protection when crossing Main Street in Lombard. Earlier this month, the village's public works department installed a n...
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Round Lake police reopen Route 134 after investigationFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - Round Lake police reopened Route 134 between Hart Road and Fairfield Road Tuesday evening after police recreated and investigated a crash from last week that left a Mund...
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Glen Ellyn tunnel project takes step forwardFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - Though construction could start a year from now, Glen Ellyn officials are clearly eager to begin building a tunnel for pedestrians at Taylor Avenue and the railroad trac...
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Multivehicle crash on eastbound I-90 causing major delaysFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - A multivehicle crash on eastbound I-90 near Route 59 caused major delays early Tuesday morning. Authorities said a three-car accident started at 5:54 a.m. One person was...
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Pyke: Tired of Union Station? Improvements are comingFeb 22, 2016 4:45 am - While commuters at the Ogilvie Transportation Center enjoy a gleaming station and wide platforms, it's a lemming-eat-lemming existence for Metra riders at Chicago Union ...
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Open house on Beck Road workFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - Lindenhurst officials on Monday, Feb. 29, will host a public information meeting regarding the Beck Road improvement slated to begin in spring. The meeting from 6 to 8 p...
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Want free Wi-Fi on Metra? Look for the right signFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - The hottest seat in town this week isn't in a stadium or concert hall. Instead, for Metra riders, it's going to be aboard one of 11 railcars with free Wi-Fi hot spots th...
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No Ethanol fire as initially reported, but Metra trains delayedFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - It was one of the most attention-grabbing Metra alerts ever - "due to an ethanol freight train that has caught fire," BNSF Line trains were halted in Hinsdale Wednesday ...