Articles filed under Transportation
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More slowdowns for BNSF commuters as rails are fixedAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Metra BNSF Line riders can expect delays of up to five minutes on late afternoon trains starting this week through Sept. 4. BNSF Railroad is removing old rails and repla...
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More commuter parking spots coming to downtown LombardAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Work is underway in downtown Lombard to add 92 spaces to the Hammerschmidt parking lot along St. Charles Road near Main Street. "It will be a nice addition to our downto...
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Former manager alleges Pace bidding violationsAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Several months after a Pace manager was arrested on charges of accepting more than $280,000 in kickbacks for helping vendors get contracts at the suburban bus agency, a ...
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Four weekends you'll want to avoid driving on expresswaysAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Worst traffic ever? Veteran Chicago drivers might dispute that but there's no argument that four weekends worth of expressway lane and ramp closures beginning Wednesday ...
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Hawthorn Woods residents to hear possible impacts of Rt. 53 extension planAug 15, 2015 7:40 am - The potential impacts of the proposed Route 53 extension on the landscape, financing and environment in Hawthorn Woods are among the issues to be presented to residents ...
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Computer woes snarl air traffic on East CoastAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Air traffic was snarled and passengers' tempers frayed on Saturday as many flights to and from airports throughout a large swatch of the Northeast stretchin...
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Elk Grove, Itasca mayors bring 2,000 comment cards to O'Hare noise hearingAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - The mayors of Elk Grove Village and Itasca on Thursday helped deliver 16 boxes full of comment cards from their residents to FAA officials in an effort, they say, to “he...
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Bensenville neighbors on O'Hare runway plans: Maybe time to moveAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - Got an earful of that racket overhead? O'Hare International Airport neighbors in Bensenville and neighboring communities have a name for what happens next. “It's called...
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How you can make your voice heard over O'Hare noiseAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - “I need to know how the future openings of O'Hare runways will affect where I live,” writes Glen Ellyn resident Kevin Carlson. “Will I experience more traffic, less traf...
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Residents near O'Hare unsatisfied after first hearing on noiseAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - There was no lack of information at the first of four FAA forums on O'Hare runways in Niles Monday, but despite the abundance of charts, diagrams and maps, few satisfied...