Articles filed under Transportation
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Freight train hits pedestrian in Lake ForestJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A freight train struck a pedestrian Thursday night near the Metra station in Lake Forest, officials said. Police responded to the scene about 8 p.m. near Everett and Wau...
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Chicago Executive neighbors get noisy over possible runway extensionJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A meeting of Wheeling and Prospect Heights residents with the Chicago Executive Airport board Wednesday got noisy like the planes that fly over their homes every day. Ab...
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Naperville approves street resurfacing despite cost concernsJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - Naperville will move ahead with roughly 13 miles of street resurfacing this summer even though bids for the work came in higher than expected. The city council on Tuesda...
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Tollway moves on $7 million wetlands projectJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - Illinois tollway directors approved spending $7.1 million Wednesday to restore wetlands in the south suburbs as compensation for wetlands damaged during construction on ...
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CTA derailment interrupts serviceJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - The derailment of a Chicago Transit Authority train caused delays for elevated train service traveling through the Loop. CTA officials say a set of wheels of came off th...
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Ventra deadline approaching for Pace, CTA: 10 things to knowJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - With about 35 percent of riders still using cash or soon-to-be-obsolete magnetic stripe cards, Pace is on a campaign to inform riders that the suburban bus service and C...
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Northbound lane of Farnsworth in Aurora to reopen by 5:30 a.m.Jun 17, 2014 1:00 am - One northbound lane of Farnsworth Avenue between Molitor and Reckinger roads in Aurora remains closed so workers can repair a gas leak, authorities said. This lane will...
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Cook County to screen Arlene Mulder replacement on Metra publiclyJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Following on a new tradition of interviewing Metra board candidates in public, Cook County officials will screen replacements for outgoing Director Arlene Mulder at an o...
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Investigation continues into teen's electrocution at Metra yardJun 16, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities on Monday identified the 13-year-old boy who was electrocuted after climbing on top of a Metra train car Sunday evening in the South suburbs. The Chicago tee...
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Outgoing Metra directors describe ups, downs at agencyJun 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Friday marks the departure of suburban Metra board directors Arlene Mulder and Jack Schaffer from the transit agency that's weathered one controversy after another in th...