Articles filed under Transportation
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Major road work ahead for Jane AddamsMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) commuters might want to invest in some relaxation CDs with a significant construction season just around the corner. The Illinois State Toll H...
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Editorial: Transit task force on right track about payMar 05, 2014 4:00 am - Should regional public transit board members be paid for their services? The ethics working group of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force, at least prelim...
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Mount Prospect OKs $8.3 million road programMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - Mount Prospect residents should expect to see a significant makeover of their roads this summer. The village board on Tuesday approved a $8.3 million bid from Arrow Road...
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Editorial: Act now, but thoughtfully, on pipeline payback planMar 04, 2014 4:00 am - To put it mildly, businesses and residents in Cook County's Northwest suburbs got a bit of a jolt last week to learn that they're going to have to come up with $73 milli...
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Des Plaines oasis will close March 16Mar 04, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois tollway drivers have less than two weeks to grab coffee or a burger at the Des Plaines oasis. At 8 p.m. March 16, the agency will close the glass-framed structu...
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Negotiations with tollway whittled cost from moving pipelineMar 03, 2014 4:30 am - Oh to be in the room when Northwest Cook County mayors learned it would cost millions to move a water pipe in the way of I-90 expansion. “We were knocked head over heels...
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Village: Intersection project could cost $36 million more than alternativeMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - Lake in the Hills village officials say McHenry County's proposal for a continuous flow intersection at Randall and Algonquin roads is too expensive - about $36 million ...
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Libertyville prepares for busy year of road repairsMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - You may be more concerned with navigating snowy roads during this never-ending winter, but Libertyville is ready for the spring construction season. Contracts have been ...
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One killed, 30 injured in massive Colorado pileupMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - DENVER - Authorities say one person was killed and 30 others were injured in a giant pileup on Interstate 25 as a band of heavy snow moved through south Denver. Police s...
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Stop paying transit board members, state task force suggestsFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - mpyke@dailyherald.com Eliminating pay for transit board members, changing funding formulas and requiring executives to guarantee that politics play no part in purchases ...