Articles filed under Transportation
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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...
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3 injured in Crystal Lake rollover crashJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - Three people have been hospitalized after a rollover crash in Crystal Lake that slowed traffic for several hours on Saturday morning. Emergency crews from the Crystal La...
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Metra board to ask, should we raise fares in 2015?Jul 18, 2014 1:01 am - A possible shortfall in Metra's 2015 budget means fare increases are one possibility the agency's board could consider in the next few months, although officials stresse...
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3 Clearbrook staffers hurt in rollover bus crash in Rolling MeadowsJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Three Clearbook staff members were injured when two buses crashed into one another at Kirchoff and Hicks roads in Rolling Meadows on Friday morning. One bus was overtur...
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O'Hare passengers undeterred by Ukraine crashJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - As she waited at O'Hare International Airport for her son's plane to arrive from Mexico, Cindy Cook looked somber over the news of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 crashi...
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Test could pave way to paying tolls with smartphoneJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Gantries going up this year on the Tri-State Tollway near Touhy Avenue won't signal an extra toll, officials said Wednesday. Instead, the Illinois tollway is erecting a ...