Articles filed under Transportation
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Many Metra trains could have new braking system by end of yearJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A crash-prevention braking system should start operating on one of Metra's most heavily used routes by the end of the year, executives said Wednesday in a presentation a...
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Kane on verge of signing first Longmeadow Parkway contractJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County officials are two votes and a spring thaw away from beginning construction on the Longmeadow Parkway project. The county board's transportation committee vot...
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Will Illinois hit new date to toughen driver's licenses?Jan 18, 2016 4:45 am - Though Illinois officials now have until 2018 to ensure residents won't need a passport to board domestic flights, it's unclear the state will be able to make that deadl...
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Suburbs hit by jet noise await O'Hare plansJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - The suburbs closest to the airport are bracing for an expected announcement by Chicago on its beleaguered O'Hare expansion plans. For towns such as Bensenville hammered ...
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Pace to lease East Dundee warehouse as temporary bus garageJan 16, 2016 6:45 am - Pace suburban bus service will lease a portion of a building in East Dundee to use as a bus garage until it can build a new permanent garage in Des Plaines or elsewhere ...
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1 injured after Amtrak train collides with truck near LisleJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - One person inside a BNSF welding truck was injured after an Amtrak train struck the vehicle just east of the Yackley Avenue overpass near Lisle Saturday night, authoriti...
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Transportation improvements among goals for LibertyvilleJan 15, 2016 4:22 am - From a new parking garage to remodeling the downtown train station and planning for the area around it, transportation improvements are a big part of Libertyville's goal...
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Is Elgin-O'Hare extension caught in political roadblock?Jan 14, 2016 4:10 am - A divide between the Illinois tollway and Chicago on the cost of airport land needed for the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension is threatening progress on the massive pro...
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All eastbound lanes of I-88 reopenedJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - All lanes of Interstate 88 are now open after a crash involving a semitrailer truck towing another semi, a landscaping truck and two passenger vehicles, Illinois State P...
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Elgin-O'Hare extension caught in Rauner-Emanuel spat?Jan 14, 2016 12:00 am - Tollway chairman says difference over land cost holds up extension's progress