Articles filed under Transportation
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I-90 reopens after truck fireJul 25, 2014 1:01 am - The Jane Addams Tollway was closed in both directions for more than an hour and a half Friday after a semitrailer truck caught fire near Huntley. State police said the t...
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Hanover Park's Craig to replace Mulder on Metra boardJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County commissioners picked Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig to fill a vacant spot on the Metra board Wednesday. Craig will attend his first Metra meetin...
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Investigations of Metra engineers on the rise for 2014Jul 23, 2014 1:00 am - As of June, disciplinary investigations of train engineers at Metra had totaled 11, as many as the entire number of cases for 2013. The upward trend comes in the wake of...
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FAA lifts ban on U.S. flights to IsraelJul 23, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban Wednesday on U.S. flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk ...
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Suburban officials: O'Hare noise monitors not enoughJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago's move to add eight noise monitors around O'Hare International Airport is proving underwhelming for some officials concerned about the din from airplanes in part...
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Semi driver in I-55 crash faked logs, authorities sayJul 22, 2014 1:00 am - A semi-truck driver involved in crash that killed four people southwest of Chicago was driving too fast and falsified entries in a logbook tracking the number of hours h...
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More suburbs getting quiet zones for train hornsJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - I'm happy to report that Bensenville has licked its noise problem. No, not that problem. Jet engines are still rattling windows in certain neighborhoods in the village b...
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Police: Speeding truck plowed into cars on I-55Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Five people have been confirmed dead in two separate crashes Monday afternoon on Interstate 55 near Channahon, authorities said. The first crash on northbound I-55 south...
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Learning curve at all-electronic interchange with Tri-State and I-57Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illini fans and other drivers who jump on the Illinois tollway's new interchange between the Tri-State (I-294) and I-57 when it opens this fall are advised to pack an I-...
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Railroad work in Des Plaines to close part of Lee StreetJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - A portion of Lee Street in Des Plaines will be closed for more than a week in August for railroad crossing repairs. Starting Aug. 1, Lee between Oakwood and Walnut avenu...