Articles filed under Transportation
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Road project delayed by bat mating seasonSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - ROCKTON, Ill. - When bat-mating season coincides with construction season in Illinois, the bats win. The Rockford Register Star reported that the expansion of Illinois R...
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Truckers cited in state police portable scale operation on Lake-Cook borderSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Five truck drivers received citations for overweight violations through a portable scale operation on the border of Lake and Cook counties Monday, according to Illinois ...
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Despite 2009 law, pedestrians still in danger crossing streetsSep 08, 2014 1:00 am - A survey by the Active Transportation Alliance reveals only 18 percent of drivers in the Chicago region are stopping for pedestrians in painted crosswalks, and only 5 pe...
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Authorities: Woman in I-294 crash was on probation for another DUISep 08, 2014 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect woman who authorities say was driving drunk Saturday when she struck and injured eight people on the Tri-State Tollway had been sentenced to probation j...
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Police seizures of cash rise, fueled by private training firmsSep 07, 2014 2:01 am - Local officers, county deputies and state troopers were encouraged to act more aggressively in searching for suspicious people, drugs and other contraband. The departmen...
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Deer tie up traffic on Golden Gate bridgeSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities say a pair of deer on the Golden Gate bridge snarled traffic in and out of San Francisco during the evening commute. The California Highway ...
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Semi overturns on Route 59 in Hoffman EstatesSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - A semitrailer truck overturned on Route 59 over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Hoffman Estates Friday afternoon. Hoffman Estates police said the crash was caused by...
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'Living in a war zone:' Residents, mayors blast O'Hare noiseSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - If constant jet noise wasn't bad enough, airplanes dropping mysterious substances is now a concern, local leaders told Federal Aviation Administration and Chicago offici...
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Input sought on Cook County transportation planSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County officials have placed kiosks around the county to solicit public input on a long-range transportation plan. The kiosks will use a survey program to gather i...
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Improvements planned for Libertyville road streetscapeSep 04, 2014 5:30 am - The next section of a continuing streetscape improvement plan along Peterson Road in Libertyville will be concentrated near Route 21 where businesses have been battered ...