Articles filed under Transportation
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3rd level of Geneva parking deck delayed over costMay 13, 2013 4:58 pm - The third floor of the Geneva parking deck won’t be built this summer after all. The Geneva City Council agreed Monday to reject all bids for the project, after they cam...
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IDOT: Males 18-34 are top vehicle crash victimsMay 13, 2013 11:01 am - Young men from 18 to 34 accounted for one-third of the fatalities in vehicle crashes last year, or 317 out of 955 deaths, Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary...
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Why is Illinois enduring a gas smackdown?May 13, 2013 5:30 am - I stopped pumping gas when the digital display hit $50 last week. The tank wasn’t quite full, but I just couldn’t bear it anymore. Reader Carolyn Sullivan of Lake Villa ...
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One injured in I-94 crashMay 12, 2013 8:26 pm - At least one person has been injured in a multiple vehicle crash that is backing up traffic on eastbound I-94 in Lake County Sunday night, officials said. Illinois State...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...
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Passengers on flight exposed to measlesMay 10, 2013 8:12 pm - KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Dozens of people in Michigan and plane passengers from several states have been contacted after health officials learned they may have been exposed to...
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Downtown Des Plaines train station to get faceliftMay 10, 2013 4:38 pm - The Des Plaines city council recently awarded the contract for remodeling the downtown Metra train station to the lowest bidder, Tuscany Construction Inc., of Addison, f...
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Waukegan control tower gets funding, to stay openMay 10, 2013 2:04 pm - After weeks of uncertainty, administrators, pilots and businesses connected with Waukegan Regional Airport can exhale, for now. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood ...
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Hassell Road reconstruction set to begin this monthMay 10, 2013 5:30 am - Prep work for the much-anticipated reconstruction of Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates is tentatively scheduled to begin Monday. The estimated $4.6 million project includ...
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Red Line train derails in Lincoln ParkMay 09, 2013 4:22 pm - A train derailed Thursday on the elevated tracks along Chicago’s busiest transit line. The fire department said no one was reported injured and passengers were moved to ...