Articles filed under Transportation
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Barrington unveils changes to underpass planJan 30, 2014 4:30 am - Hundreds of residents attended the final public meeting Wednesday night at the Barrington High School for the proposed Route 14 underpass designed to keep freight traffi...
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Can’t we make our local roads stronger?Jan 30, 2014 4:00 am - The past weeks of very cold weather has caused our local village roads to buckle every 10-15 feet. If you drive on Burr Oak west to Kennicott or north on Kennicott from ...
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Metra CEO decision possible FridayJan 29, 2014 4:44 pm - After months of twists and turns, Metra could have a new executive director by the end of the week and a permanent board chairman in February. The board of directors is ...
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Renovations on track at Barrington Metra stationJan 29, 2014 3:36 pm - The exterior of the Barrington Metra station will undergo renovations later this year that include replacing weatherworn, cracked walkways with fresh concrete and new br...
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Hoffman Estates hosts senior driving classJan 29, 2014 3:27 pm - The Village of Hoffman Estates Commission for Senior Citizens will host a “Rules of the Road” course for seniors from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 in the Departme...
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Wheeling man remembered for work, devotion to familyJan 28, 2014 3:00 pm - Vincent Petrella, the tollway worker from Wheeling killed Monday night while helping a stranded driver, was a hero, Gov. Pat Quinn said. But to a friend who grew up wit...
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Metra riders fed up with service disruptionsJan 28, 2014 5:00 am - After a month of delays and cancellations, the suspension of the North Central Service Tuesday because of a Mundelein freight train derailment was the last straw for som...
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Hoffman Estates readies to buy more road saltJan 27, 2014 10:46 pm - During yet another nominee for this winter’s worst week, Hoffman Estates trustees Monday authorized Village Manager Jim Norris to buy up to $60,000 of additional road sa...
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No injuries during aircraft evacuation at O'HareJan 27, 2014 8:00 pm - Officials of Republic Airlines say no passengers were seriously injured when the pilot of a flight from Washington, D.C., ordered the plane be evacuated after landing at...
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Tollway worker killed in I-88 crash remembered as “loving father and husband”Jan 27, 2014 8:00 pm - A tollway worker from Wheeling died and an Illinois State trooper was hospitalized Monday night after a fiery crash along Interstate 88. The trooper and the maintenance ...