Articles filed under Transportation
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What you should know about the latest ramp closures, openings on Kennedy ExpresswayOct 31, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago area drivers can expect some new ramp contortions on the inbound Kennedy Expressway near downtown this week as a massive rehabilitation continues. For starters, ...
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Get your tickets for Metra's holiday trainsOct 31, 2023 1:00 am - It's a feat only Santa Claus could pull off. In 2022, Metra offered a holiday train on just one route - the Metra Electric Line. This year, Santa's commuting on five tra...
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How Metra is working harder to stop suicides on tracksOct 30, 2023 5:30 am - Interventions to save lives and prevent death by suicide on railway tracks increased substantially in 2023, Metra reports. Through mid-October, police and train crews tr...
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Tollway shifting to stickers in January, transponders will still workOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway will switch to a sticker system to collect tolls instead of transponders in January. At a Thursday meeting, officials explained the stickers would b...
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How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on board Horizon Air flightOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability ...
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Antioch man facing felony charges in crash that killed wife, grandsonOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - A 71-year-old Antioch man whose car crashed into a Metra train in December has been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges related to deaths of his wife and grandson...
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Wheaton railroad crossing set to close for track repairsOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - The President Street railroad crossing in Wheaton will be temporarily closed for track repairs starting next week. The closure is scheduled to begin Monday and last thro...
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Stickers not transponders for tolls? Tollway could shift gears next yearOct 23, 2023 5:00 am - Now might be a good time to let your Illinois tollway transponder know how much you love it. That's because the agency could follow an industry trend shifting from hard-...
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Virtual forum on Gurnee intersection improvement plan ends ThursdayOct 23, 2023 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation's virtual public forum for its Phase I study of proposed improvements at the intersection of Hunt Club and Stearns School road...
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Suburban Skyview: New roundabout nearing completionOct 21, 2023 5:30 am - A new roundabout in Kane County will connect Fabyan Parkway, Main Street and Bliss Road. The roundabout is scheduled to be open to traffic by this Thanksgiving. The or...