Articles filed under Transportation
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Lost, found pet service in Lake CountyMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - The Animal Care and Control program of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is offering a new service for people who have lost or found pets. It has...
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'Veterans in Recover' presentation in GurneeMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - The public is invited to hear the stories of military veterans who came to terms with the devastating effects of alcohol and substance abuse and successfully overcame th...
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Des Plaines mulls alternative fuel for city vehiclesMar 08, 2015 7:45 am - Des Plaines officials may make changes to three city vehicles that would enable them to run on compressed natural gas, under an alternative fuel pilot program being cons...
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Proposal calls for stiffer penalties for distracted driversMar 07, 2015 6:45 am - Lawmaker pitches harsher penalties akin to deaths resulting from DUI
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Trustees act to slow traffic near Lincoln Middle SchoolMar 07, 2015 12:00 am - Mount Prospect village board members this week voted to approve so-called "traffic calming" measures on Lincoln Street in front of Lincoln Middle School. The measures, h...
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Illinois Tollway warns of email phishing scamMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Tollway officials say no customer accounts were compromised in a recent scam involving fake emails. They are warning the email phishing...
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Bike lane coming to Central Road in Des PlainesMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Striped, paved bike shoulders will be put in this summer along Central Road between River and Wolf roads in Des Plaines. The 8-foot wide asphalt shoulder will substantia...
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Expect delays as Circle Interchange work beginsMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Traffic-mageddon? Perhaps that's too dire. But west suburbanites hoping to zip home from Chicago this spring and summer should lower their expectations to snail time. Th...
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Freight train with crude oil derails near GalenaMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - GALENA — A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting authorities to evacuate everyone within 1 mi...
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Pedestrian killed by train near Round LakeMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - A person was struck and killed by an outbound Metra train Thursday night between the Round Lake and Long Lake stations, authorities said. The unidentified victim was str...