Articles filed under Transportation
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Transit diversions? No hearings? Tri-State hate? Tollway answers questions as rate hike loomsAug 17, 2026 6:52 am - The Illinois tollway could vote on a major rate hike with biennial increases baked in this week. Here’s some answers to customer concerns.
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Who’s on first at Metra? Directors coming and going as transit reforms gelAug 12, 2026 6:06 pm - Multiple Metra directors signed off at their final board meeting Wednesday as turnover related to transit reform legislation starts materializing.
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Riding into the new school year: Suburban students to face new e-bike regulationsAug 09, 2026 1:28 pm - In the wake of recent deaths and major injuries of kids on e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motos, public safety advocates are looking to this month’s return to school as a fresh opportunity to educate students about such vehicles and their regulations.
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Schaumburg Township to ask voters if road district, highway commissioner post should endAug 07, 2026 4:04 pm - Schaumburg Township will ask voters on Nov. 3 whether the road district and highway commissioner position should be abolished in May 2029.
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Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two yearsAug 02, 2026 12:00 pm - Hidden amid the sticker shock of the Illinois tollway’s proposed 57% hike on passenger vehicle rates beginning next year is a biannual cost-of-living increase that would follow. Here’s what that would look like.
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RTA sales tax hike aimed at transit upgrades kicks in SaturdayJul 31, 2026 5:55 pm - City and suburban residents will see an uptick in the Regional Transit Authority sales tax Saturday as a provision of a major public transportation overhaul goes into effect.
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Wisconsin woman dies after being hit by Metra train in PalatineJul 27, 2026 11:15 am - A Wisconsin woman was struck and killed by an inbound Metra train Sunday afternoon in Palatine.
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A rear-end collision, ghosting and a claim denial: How to prevent insurance implosionsJul 26, 2026 8:30 pm - Daily Herald transportation writer Marni Pyke learned firsthand the complication of dealing with insurance after an accident. Here’s what happened after her car was rear-ended on the Eisenhower Expressway.
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‘Taxation on auto-pilot’ vs. ‘an economic engine’: Speakers take sides on toll hikeJul 22, 2026 8:01 pm - Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey blasts the tollway’s proposed rate hike while Kane County Chair Corrine Pierog defends it at an Aurora hearing.
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Duckworth pushes legislation to close the gap for riders with disabilitiesJul 22, 2026 7:41 pm - Multiple Metra and CTA stations are inaccessible for riders with disabilities, records show.