Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra trains to roll through Bartlett normally TuesdayOct 21, 2013 4:00 pm - Crash Monday sent two people to hospital
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Rolling Meadows moves forward with Rohlwing resurfacingOct 21, 2013 1:25 pm - The Rolling Meadows City Council recently advanced a $1.5 million resurfacing project on Rohlwing Road from Kirchoff Road north to Industrial Avenue and on Industrial fr...
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Accident complicates Chicago Red Line reopeningOct 21, 2013 11:44 am - The reopening of a busy stretch of a Chicago Transit Authority train line was complicated overnight by a semitrailer truck that jumped a concrete wall and landed on the ...
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Venting about Ventra, intersection mayhem and the fighting IllianaOct 21, 2013 5:15 am - So much going on in transit world. So little time. Last week a new runway opened at O'Hare, Metra's board is back to full speed, the Illiana Expressway got a shot in the...
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Belgian plane crashes with parachutists; 11 deadOct 19, 2013 4:07 pm - BRUSSELS — A plane carrying parachutists planning to celebrate a birthday with a skydive crashed in Belgium on Saturday, killing all 11 people aboard. Minutes after the...
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Metra up to full steam, facing financial crossroadsOct 18, 2013 11:00 am - New board directors at Metra, up to full strength after an exodus this summer, waded into funding issues Friday after a budget presentation that projected no fare increa...
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New O'Hare runway: Which suburbs get noise now?Oct 18, 2013 5:15 am - Chicago left behind past battles with the suburbs in opening a new runway at O'Hare International Airport Thursday, but new turbulence lies ahead over noise and a promis...
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Planning board approves Illiana Expressway constructionOct 17, 2013 11:00 pm - Amid a split among suburban leaders, the controversial Illiana Expressway received a shot in the arm Thursday when a planning board endorsed the road, marking a signific...
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Emergency response teams attending earthquake drill at O’HareOct 16, 2013 8:59 pm - The community emergency response teams for O’Hare International Airport and Des Plaines will combine efforts from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday to conduct a full-scale training e...
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Task force: transit agencies selfish, scandal-riddenOct 16, 2013 2:00 pm - Systemic corruption, turf wars and inefficiencies are dragging down the region's transit agencies, a scathing report by a state task force concludes. “Portions of the tr...