Articles filed under Transportation
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Truck parking lot proposed in Prospect HeightsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Prospect Heights-based Stery Trucking hopes to purchase 10.5 acres of vacant land owned by the city and create a new business, Quality Trucking, that will provide a park...
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Milwaukee Avenue resurfacing heading to home stretchJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Months of aggravating roadwork along Milwaukee Avenue from downtown Libertyville south through Lake County appears to be in the home stretch, but it won't be soon enough...
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Why once-closed Grayslake street has reopened to trafficJul 26, 2015 2:30 pm - With Grayslake engulfed by road construction, the village has decided to offer drivers some relief by opening a street long blocked by a gate in a residential neighborho...
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Three new I-290, Elgin-O'Hare ramps opening by Monday's morning commuteJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Transportation officials on Friday celebrated what's expected to be the first of many steps to fully connect the Western suburbs to O'Hare International Airport. Governm...
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Train crash victim identified as 30-year-old Des Plaines manJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The person struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday night in unincorporated Maine Township was identified Friday as a 30-year-old Des Plaines man, officials said. An ...
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New Elgin-O'Hare ramps opening this weekendJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - State and local transportation officials will be opening three much-anticipated ramps connecting Route 53 (westbound I-290) to Route 390 this weekend after a ribbon-cutt...
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Lake County pushes Route 53 study; some suburban mayors push backJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County officials this week continued to push the Route 53 extension, but some communities say they need specifics before giving official support to continued work o...
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Person struck, killed by Metra train in Maine TownshipJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - A person was struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday night, according to railway officials. Meg Reille, Metra spokeswoman, said the person was struck by outbound Nor...
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Critics say Metra's app no substitute for universal cardJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - After riders chided Metra for dropping the ball on a universal fare card Wednesday, leaders countered that they're offering the next-best thing and said piggybacking on ...
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Metra ticket purchasing system back onlineJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Metra has announced on its website that ticket agencies are able to process credit cards for ticket purchases again. The system went offline briefly this morning. ...