Articles filed under Transportation
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Union Station renovation plans to be announced todayOct 16, 2015 12:00 am - Amtrak is promising improvements to Union Station that should appeal to both commuters tired of being overcrowded and architecture fans. Officials from the railroad, Met...
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Mundelein officials weighing possible tax increase for roadsOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein officials want to double the money they spend on road repairs annually, but they're not sure how to raise the cash. A property tax increase, a sales-tax increa...
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Some suburbanites say new O'Hare runway 'nothing to celebrate'Oct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Neighborhoods surrounding O'Hare International Airport that have been rattled by jet noise are bracing themselves after the opening of Chicago's latest parallel runway T...
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Metra eyes fare hike averaging 2 percentOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders could face fare hikes ranging from 25 cents for a single ticket to $1.75 for a 10-ride pass to $2.50 for a monthly pass in February 2016. Agency leaders int...
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Driver hurt when truck overturns on Route 53 rampOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - A dump truck overturned on the ramp from northbound Route 53 to westbound Lake-Cook Road Thursday afternoon, sending the driver to the hospital and closing the ramp for ...
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Bensenville neighborhood lost in airport expansionOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Twenty years ago, kids raced home through piles of fall leaves, past pumpkins and scarecrows decorating their Bensenville neighborhood, located just southeast of York an...
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New O'Hare runway, air traffic control tower going liveOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - O'Hare International Airport's newest runway goes live Thursday, and so does the air traffic control tower just north of it. The Federal Aviation Administration opened t...
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Focus groups to discuss development near Bartlett Metra stationOct 13, 2015 5:30 am - Focus groups are set to begin meeting this week to discuss a downtown housing and commercial development the village of Bartlett is considering. A few weeks ago, the vi...
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BNSF Metra trains restart to, from DuPage suburbs, with delaysOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - Metra says service has been restored to and from Aurora and are now operating through the area near the Congress Park station in Brookfield, where potentially hazardous ...
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Open houses set for Route 53 land use strategiesOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - The first of consecutive open house meetings regarding the impact of extending Route 53 on the Lake County landscape is scheduled for Wednesday in Libertyville. Public i...