Articles filed under Transportation
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Driver critically injured after crashing into Streamwood homeNov 25, 2014 12:00 am - The driver of a semitrailer remains hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after hitting two vehicles in Bartlett, leaving the road and crashing into a Streamwood to...
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Proposed sales tax hike would fund transportation projects, moreNov 24, 2014 4:00 am - Would you pay 25 cents more on a $100 purchase to put a bridge over the Fox River? Or repair a CTA line? Or build a road near O'Hare to relieve congestion? The Chicago M...
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FAA avoids taking blame, suggests changes after Aurora sabotageNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - The Federal Aviation Administration was short on blame and heavy on improvements in a report about the aviation meltdown that occurred Sept. 26 after sabotage at a cruci...
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Illinois Supreme Court green lights red-light camerasNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - The Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the state law that allows for red-light cameras, allowing the eyes in the sky to remain. A case before the high court...
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Huntley's Amtrak station should be ready November 2015Nov 20, 2014 12:01 am - Amtrak passenger rail service should be up and running from Huntley's downtown by November 2015, village officials said. The village board recently approved an agreement...
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Ca-CHING: $1.90 in tolls to use 10 miles of future Elgin-O'HareNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - DuPage and northwest Cook County drivers used to coasting along the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (I-390) for free might face some sticker-shock in 2016. That's when the highw...
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Illinois Senate: Make tollway speed limit 70 mphNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - The Illinois Senate sped forward to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that could raise speed limits on tollways to 70 mph. The proposal, from state Sen. Jim ...
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Planning agency to host Route 53 extension meetingNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and its partners will host the second public open house meeting for the Route 53/120 Corridor Land Use Plan on Wednesday, No...
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Left lane, left shoulder opened on southbound Interstate 55Nov 18, 2014 12:01 am - The left lane and left shoulder on southbound Interstate 55 at County Line Road have been opened, but the rest of the southbound lanes are still closed due to a hazardou...
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Funding gap still dogs Route 53 extensionNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - Proponents of extending Route 53 into Lake County received an upbeat response from Illinois tollway directors Tuesday compared to a previous visit, but positive vibes on...