Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra riders not onboard with fare hikeNov 06, 2014 12:00 am - Just a few riders showed up to Metra's hearing on a proposed fare hike at the Clarendon Hills village hall Thursday. Among them was retiree Bob Wayman of Downers Grove, ...
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VIDEO: Watch plane's rough landing as winds turn it at O'HareNov 06, 2014 12:00 am - ABC 7 Chicago obtained a video clip of a passenger plane struggling to land in the high winds over O'Hare International Airport. The plane looks normal while in the air ...
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Voters saying no to O'Hare noiseNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Unofficial election results show DuPage voters resoundingly want noise levels from O'Hare International Airport reduced and more money made available for soundproofing. ...
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Work delayed on high-speed rail near NormalNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - NORMAL, Ill. - State transportation officials say work on the infrastructure for high-speed rail in central Illinois has been delayed until spring. The timetable has be...
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Tell Metra what you think about fare increase planNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - You can't vote on Metra's proposed fare hike, but riders can give agency leaders their opinions during a series of hearings this week. The Metra board is expected to vot...
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Driving the speed limit on tollway gets angry looksNov 04, 2014 12:00 am - Who drives the speed limit these days? Three drivers — counting me — on a 16-mile stretch of the Jane Addams Tollway I drove at 10:30 a.m. on Election Day. I wanted to ...
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RTA, Metra host public session:Nov 03, 2014 12:01 am - The Regional Transportation Authority and Metra will hold a joint hearing from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Mundelein village hall, 300 Plaza Circle, to gather ...
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Route 53 input sessions open to publicNov 02, 2014 12:01 am - The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will host public input sessions on the Route 53/120 Corridor Land Use Plan from 4 to 7 p.m. on consecutive Wednesdays, Nov. ...
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Virgin Galactic spaceship crashesOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - MOJAVE, Calif. - A Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket exploded Friday after taking off on a test flight, killing one person aboard and seriously injuring another while...
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Vehicles hit by pellet gun on Chicago expresswayOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois State Police say at least three pellet gun shootings were reported along a Chicago section of the Eisenhower Expressway within a 24-hour period. A motorist ...