Articles filed under Transportation
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Construction near on Moline-to-Chicago train lineJan 23, 2014 3:00 pm - Transportation authorities say work on a passenger rail line connecting Moline with Chicago could begin this summer. The (Moline) Dispatch reports the corridor could be...
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Police: Alcohol factor in fatal Round Lake Park train crashJan 23, 2014 6:00 am - Father and his 7-year-old daughter killed
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Train strikes SUV in Round Lake Park, killing driverJan 22, 2014 9:01 pm - A Metra train struck an SUV in Round Lake Park shortly after 6 p.m., killing at least one person, Metra officials said. Milwaukee District North Line train No. 2129 stru...
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Enroll in adopt-a-highway program:Jan 22, 2014 4:39 pm - Open enrollment for the Lake County Division of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway ends Jan. 31. For more than 20 years, the program has contributed to a cleaner environme...
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Route 83 section closed Thursday:Jan 22, 2014 4:35 pm - Commuters will be directed to a detour Thursday morning if they plan to use a section of Route 83 in Grayslake. Illinois Department of Transportation officials say Route...
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Report: Metra police were untrained in firearms, didn’t ride trainsJan 22, 2014 3:48 pm - After months of secrecy, Metra finally released a scathing report Wednesday about its police force that gives details about how officers rarely rode trains and were not ...
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Train scrapes front of car in PalatineJan 22, 2014 3:43 pm - A Palatine woman who got caught in traffic too close to the railroad tracks Wednesday morning had the front of her vehicle scraped by a Metra train, Palatine police said...
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Buffalo Grove moves forward with Weiland Road planJan 22, 2014 3:18 pm - Citing the overall good of the community, the Buffalo Grove village board this week moved the Weiland Road-Lake-Cook Road improvement project to its next phase, despite ...
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Suburban woman charged with abandoning alligator at O’HareJan 22, 2014 1:54 pm - An Oakbrook Terrace woman who authorities say abandoned a sickly alligator at O’Hare International Airport in November has been charged with reckless conduct and cruelty...
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Buffalo Grove moves forward with Weiland Road planJan 22, 2014 10:55 am - Project would widen Weiland, Lake-Cook in Buffalo Grove