Articles filed under Transportation
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Pay attention when Route 59, I-88 interchange opens MondaySep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Motorists are being urged to stay alert while traveling along the new diverging diamond interchange when it opens Monday at Route 59 and I-88 in Naperville. "We want the...
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Metra's glimmer of hope on fare hikesSep 17, 2015 5:30 am - February was like a big, wet snowball down the collar for Metra riders: Fares went up 10.8 percent on average that month, and the bill for monthly pass holders rose as m...
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Semi spill closes I-294 ramp in Oak BrookSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - The load from a semi-truck spilled onto the ramp from I-294 northbound to I-88 westbound in Oak Brook at around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the ...
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American Airlines flights grounded by mysterious computer glitchSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - It was smooth flying for American Airlines passengers across most of the U.S. Thursday morning - unless you happened to be traveling through Chicago, Miami or Dallas, wh...
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Phase 2 of Chicago Executive Airport study on holdSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - The second phase of Chicago Executive Airport's master plan study remains on hold until legislators and the governor can agree on a budget. The study is expected to cos...
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Metra 'still working out' whether to hike faresSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders will have to wait for definitive answers on whether fares will spike in 2016. Last fall, agency leaders unrolled an ambitious 10-year modernization plan in...
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Investigators search for cause of I-294 truck fireSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Traffic on the southbound Tri-State Tollway at Willow Road was snarled for two hours Wednesday as emergency crews worked to extinguish and clean up a midday truck fire. ...
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Palatine to take fresh look at downtown planSep 14, 2015 5:30 am - The plan for Palatine's downtown, not examined since the start of the Great Recession, will get a fresh look, thanks to a $100,000 study announced by the Regional Transp...
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Possible break in fines for Elgin-O'Hare Expressway users without an I-PASSSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway could cut fines in half for drivers who aren't enrolled in I-PASS on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (Route 390) when the all-electronic corridor starts...
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Lake County takes case for Route 53 to tollway boardSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - With opponents of a Route 53 extension into Lake County on the move, proponents lobbied the Illinois tollway to give the project some momentum Monday. Lake County Admini...