Articles filed under Transportation
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Tollway oases still have vacancies, but not weedsSep 03, 2012 5:30 am - Hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Bonding with dolphins in Florida. Lazing on the beach in Door County. Who needs that? For my summer getaway, I prefer a fun-filled tr...
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Freight train cars derail in Chicago, no injuriesSep 02, 2012 8:59 am - A freight train struck the rear of another freight train in southwest Chicago early Sunday, derailing several rail cars and damaging a third freight train on an adjacent...
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Traffic planners circle around interchange solutionSep 01, 2012 8:00 am - The solution to chronic gridlock on the Circle Interchange is up in the air, both literally and figuratively. For one, Illinois Department of Transportation planners are...
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Farmers can transport hay on Illinois interstatesAug 31, 2012 4:37 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A new policy put into effect due to drought conditions in Illinois means farmers will be able to transport hay loads on interstates. Illinois Transportatio...
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Detours as I-90 bridge over Sleepy Hollow Road repairedAug 30, 2012 9:42 am - Sleepy Hollow Road/McLean Boulevard will be closed at the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway overpass for a week beginning Wednesday, Sept. 5, as crews repair the bridge deck ...
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Driver says he did everything he could in Megabus crashAug 30, 2012 8:06 am - The 25-year-old driver who was at the wheel during a fatal Megabus crash in south-central Illinois says he did everything he could to control the double-decker after a t...
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Pavement patching, resurfacing projectsAug 29, 2012 7:38 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced 21 pavement patching and resurfacing projects at various locations in eastern Lake County are scheduled to begin,...
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Labor Day travel: Get gas now, leave earlyAug 29, 2012 7:00 pm - If you're one of the 1.8 million Illinoisans hitting the road this Labor Day holiday, get your gas now and leave early. That's what travel experts advise, anticipating t...
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Frozen yogurt stores among new Schaumburg businessesAug 29, 2012 2:00 pm - Restaurateurs are hoping more frozen yogurt is what residents and workers in Schaumburg have been looking for because that's what they're getting in two new eateries on ...
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United faces systemwide computer outage, delays into the nightAug 28, 2012 4:48 pm - United Airlines faced a systemwide computer system outage Tuesday afternoon, which was expected to have a significant impact on passengers this evening. The passenger se...