Articles filed under Transportation
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30-plus vehicle pileup injures at least 10 in IndianaJan 31, 2013 9:00 pm - PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A more than 30-vehicle pileup on a snowy Indiana interstate left at least 10 people injured Thursday, including at least one critically, and shut down...
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Groups push for roadwork fundingJan 31, 2013 2:55 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Business and trade groups say Illinois lawmakers must act quickly on $675 million for new transit projects if they want to see road-graders moving this spr...
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Durbin wants cash payback before privatizing MidwayJan 31, 2013 12:00 pm - Not so fast, Sen. Dick Durbin cautioned federal regulators who have final say on whether Midway International Airport should be privatized. The city of Chicago is studyi...
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Meetings on Lake-Cook road work plannedJan 30, 2013 9:18 am - Lake-Cook Road construction update meetings are set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 with businesses and at 4:30 p.m. with residents at the Deerfield village hall, 850 Wauke...
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Morning crash stalls traffic on Jane Addams tollwayJan 30, 2013 9:05 am - Traffic is moving again after an earlier accident closed multiple lanes on the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elmhurst Road for a short time on Wednesday mo...
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Elk Grove Village braces for spring roadworkJan 30, 2013 4:00 am - Elk Grove Village braces for spring roadwork
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Editorial missed mark on Metra raisesJan 29, 2013 4:00 am - Your Jan. 23 editorial, “Metra raises out of sync with fare hikes” is long on hyperbole and short on the facts. I take particular exception to your statement that the Me...
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To privatize or not to privatize? Some say it’s only way Illiana gets builtJan 28, 2013 10:44 am - With government funds in short supply and general distaste for a gas tax increase, is privatization the only way to go for major transportation projects such as the prop...
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Why Metra approved raises for some employeesJan 28, 2013 3:45 am - Who'd have thought exorcising the past would be so expensive. Since a financial scandal erupted at Metra in spring 2010, officials have called in powerful forces to clea...
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Ice turns to thunderstorm as temperatures riseJan 27, 2013 2:44 pm - A Sunday afternoon of sleet and freezing rain turned to a January thunderstorm as temperatures around the Chicago area continued to warm up Sunday night and Monday morni...