Articles filed under Transportation
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St. Charles to buy $76,000 fence for six residentsJul 24, 2012 4:50 pm - The new Red Gate Road bridge crossing over the Fox River in St. Charles will be a blessing for many commuters, but fundamental changes to the surrounding land have fuele...
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I-GO cars make another go at Northwest suburbsJul 24, 2012 2:00 pm - A popular car sharing program started in Chicago hopes a new approach will help it take root in the Northwest suburbs. After testing out I-GO cars in Des Plaines for a y...
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Hoffman Estates to start construction on intersectionJul 23, 2012 10:09 pm - Drivers will soon see construction for new turn lanes and traffic signals at the intersection of Beverly and Higgins roads in Hoffman Estates. The Hoffman Estates villag...
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Ramp from Tri-State to I-290 closing for repairsJul 23, 2012 7:00 pm - Suburbanites accustomed to hopping on I-290 west from the southbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) will need a Plan B this weekend. The Illinois Tollway will close the heavi...
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Heat delays Route 53 work but not deadlineJul 23, 2012 4:41 pm - The $45.5 million project to reconstruct Route 53 in parts of Addison and Itasca is on pace to meet its latest deadline, despite snags caused by, among other things, ext...
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Mundelein police participate in safety programJul 23, 2012 2:47 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Illinois Yellow Dot program is a lifesaving traffic-safety initiative that provides first responders with critical informatio...
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Most derailments are harmless. But what about the one that isn't?Jul 22, 2012 11:00 pm - It started off as a simple idea. Check out a few derailment stats in light of the train disaster in Glenview that killed a local couple, and voila, a column. But railroa...
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Durbin urges railroads to do more inspectionsJul 22, 2012 4:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging railroad companies to conduct frequent track inspections to prevent rail derailments resulting from heat-related track buckling. The Illi...
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Derailments fact of life in the suburbsJul 22, 2012 7:47 am - Freight trains are part of the scenery in the suburbs. Tank cars rumble through the middle of busy downtowns as oblivious pedestrians stand by drinking Starbucks. But ju...
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Bridge work big part of proposed Kane transportation budgetJul 20, 2012 5:30 am - Repairing Kane County's aging bridges will be the focus of the county's transportation department in 2013, according to a new to-do list for the agency released this wee...