Articles filed under Transportation
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Body found in Lisle Metra stationJan 18, 2024 10:51 am - A man’s body was found Thursday morning inside the Metra depot at the Lisle train station. A customer noticed the body near an elevator and notified a ticket agent, who c...
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Metra to study giving college students a break on faresJan 17, 2024 6:44 pm - Could cheaper Metra fares for college and university students be on the horizon? The commuter railroad offers reduced rides for elementary through high school students bu...
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With migrants hitting the suburbs, Wheeling restricts bus transportsJan 15, 2024 8:11 pm - Wheeling has become the latest town in the Northwest suburbs to tighten rules for bus service as a way to stop unscheduled deliveries of migrants being sent from Texas. T...
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Will western access to O’Hare be a ‘wow’ or a ‘wah-wah? Suburban leaders want more than a parking lotJan 14, 2024 2:55 pm - With 16 ramps spanning roads and railroads and leading into the west side of O’Hare, the momentous $340 million Route 390/I-490 interchange will alter regional travel for...
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More suburbs preparing to restrict migrant transports from TexasJan 12, 2024 1:44 pm - At least four more towns in the Northwest suburbs could take steps to restrict migrant transports from Texas next week. The Wheeling, Arlington Heights and Lake Barringto...
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Daily Herald editorial: Stay in your laneJan 12, 2024 10:34 am - This is not Alaska. Despite what you saw when you drew the drapes this morning, revealing what could be a couple inches or a foot of snow, this is still Illinois. As peo...
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Deer Park enacts migrant bus restrictionsJan 12, 2024 9:35 am - Deer Park has become the latest suburb to enact legal restrictions on charter buses trying to bring migrants from Texas to the Chicago area. The village’s proposal outlaw...
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Storm forces more than 1,000 flight cancellations at O’Hare, Midway, delays Metra trainsJan 12, 2024 8:41 am - A winter storm Friday punished air travelers and commuters with widespread flight cancellations and delays. Over 1,060 flights were canceled at the O’Hare and Midway airp...
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‘Don’t come to the DMV’: Amid senior scrutiny, Giannoulias says many visits are unnecessaryJan 11, 2024 7:21 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias exhorted Illinoisans on Thursday to eschew in-person office visits unless it’s necessary. “Don’t come to the DMV,” Giannoulias said a...
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Deer Park going after migrant transportsJan 09, 2024 5:55 pm - Deer Park could become the next suburb to ban unscheduled deliveries of migrants by bus from Texas. The village board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to debate and ...