Articles filed under Transportation
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Durbin wants feds to check out Canadian National delays on EJ&EJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Sen. Dick Durbin continued pressure on the Canadian National Railway Thursday, asking federal regulators to visit Illinois and witness delays on CN-operated tracks. "The...
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Victim identified in bike-train crashJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - A bicyclist was killed on Thursday night after being hit by a Metra train near the Cumberland stop in Des Plaines. The accident happened shortly before 6 p.m. and involv...
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POW memorial moves to O'Hare tollway oasisJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Frank DeLoncker Jr. knew his father-in-law as a quiet man who tended to keep to himself. Clyde Garnhart never talked about his 16 months in captivity at the end of Worl...
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How the Route 53/120 extension could be fundedJul 30, 2014 5:00 am - Group eliminates some options
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River Road to close for four months:Jul 30, 2014 1:01 am - River Road will be closed in Lake Barrington for four months beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11. The closure is needed to install the ground improvement columns that wi...
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Railroad crossing work to close Route 120 in GrayslakeJul 30, 2014 1:00 am - Motorists are being alerted to the pending closure of a major east-west road in central Lake County, but the potential fallout is hard to gauge. As of 6 a.m. Monday, Aug...
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Towns pursue O'Hare noise ballot questionsJul 30, 2014 1:00 am - Several towns near O'Hare International Airport want to send a loud and clear message about their concerns with noise caused by flight pattern changes. The communities, ...
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Editorial: Stay calm, alert through road constructionJul 29, 2014 11:00 pm - You're sitting in your car, fiddling with the radio knobs for something to do, when a horn blasts behind you. You look up to see the traffic ahead of you on the Elgin-O'...
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Lake County trying new technology for traffic light systemJul 29, 2014 5:00 am - A new way to move traffic that reacts to actual conditions rather than estimates is getting a trial in Lake County. Transportation officials say the Adaptive Traffic Sig...
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Chicago Transit Authority reports drop in crimeJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago officials are releasing figures that show violent crime and thefts on Chicago Transit Authority trains, buses and platforms has dropped significantly. In a news ...