Articles filed under Transportation
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Is the Illiana Expressway project officially scuttled?Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Federal Highway Administration has dropped its objections to a judge's ruling against the Illiana Expressway, which could mean the end of the road for the controvers...
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Drivers cautious on new 'diverging diamond' at Route 59 and I-88Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Talk about a learning curve. Naperville's diverging diamond interchange at Route 59 and the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) went live Monday with 182,000 cars and trucks...
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Metra threatens shutdown if safety deadline isn't extendedSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Every commuter's nightmare could occur in 2016 with a threatened Metra shutdown if Congress doesn't extend the deadline to install a new braking system. Known as Positiv...
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Metra says yes to small pets on all weekend trainsSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Metra directors will get a paws up from furry riders after voting Monday to expand a pilot project to allow small pets in carriers on all train lines on weekends. The ch...
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Truck hauling caramel crashes on I-94Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - A semitrailer truck hauling barrels of caramel crashed on I-94 near Wadsworth on Monday afternoon, injuring the driver and spilling 35,000 pounds of the sticky substance...
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Grand Avenue to close in Lake Villa for reconstructionSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Grand Avenue (Route 132) will be closed to traffic west of Fairfield Road in Lake Villa for several months beginning Monday, Sept. 28, for a reconstruction project. Wes...
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Ventra adventure on Metra shows app has potentialSep 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Got the Ventra app loaded. Bought a Metra ticket. Activated the ticket. Now the moment of truth — will my Metra conductor accept this virtual ticket as legal tender? Or ...
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An Olympic-sized effort at O'HareSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - About 100 teams competed Saturday at O'Hare International Airport to see who could pull a UPS Airbus A300 or United Airlines 737 12 feet the fastest. The event raised mo...
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Suburban leaders blast possible Chicago 'congestion tax'Sep 19, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban officials and lawmakers say a Chicago alderman's idea to tax suburbanites who dare drive on city streets would likely backfire. According to Michael Sneed in th...
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Phoenix freeway shooting suspect: 'I'm the wrong guy'Sep 19, 2015 1:00 am - PHOENIX - A landscaper suspected in a series of Phoenix freeway shootings told a judge Saturday that authorities have "the wrong guy" and he hasn't even had a gun for tw...