Articles filed under Transportation
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Work closes downtown Glen Ellyn rail crossingApr 24, 2012 4:53 pm - Repair work on the railroad tracks near the downtown Glen Ellyn Metra station began Tuesday and is expected to last until 3 p.m. Thursday. Union Pacific Railroad officia...
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Glen Ellyn to buy property for commuter parkingApr 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn will buy a vacant property in the village's downtown to be used for as many as 55 parking spaces for Metra commuters. It's expected to help reduce the demand ...
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Is relief in sight at the Circle?Apr 23, 2012 6:02 pm - We’ve all been there. Crawling along to reach the Eisenhower or the Kennedy or the Dan Ryan in the dreaded Circle Interchange. Built about 50 years ago, the Chicago chok...
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Controversial funding discussed at transportation summitApr 23, 2012 5:12 pm - A staggering $333 billion to maintain and repair roads and transit over the next 30 years. A public weary (and wary) of increases in taxes or fares. A region competing f...
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City leaders blinded by federal dollarsApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - So little road, so much controversy! Residents attending a Meacham Road expansion “public information” meeting April 12 were angered as much by the fiscal irresponsibili...
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Road will finally lead into O'Hare, but then what?Apr 22, 2012 11:00 pm - I will celebrate 2025 by driving east on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, exiting onto a frontage road, merging onto York Road and taking a ramp into — the west side of O'Ha...
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Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panelApr 21, 2012 8:00 am - There are still roadblocks for a group expected to find the perfect plan for extending Route 53 north into Lake County. Environmentalists fear the design will destroy ra...
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Hultgren, Biggert push for mass transit in federal billApr 20, 2012 8:00 pm - U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren and Judy Biggert spent time Friday advocating for including mass transit funding in any new federal surface transportation bill. Both Republica...
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Resurfacing projects under way in Des PlainesApr 20, 2012 5:23 pm - Two road resurfacing projects are now under way in Des Plaines. The Cook County Highway Department will begin resurfacing Mount Prospect Road from Northwest Highway to C...
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120-mile chase ends in ElburnApr 20, 2012 3:58 pm - Local resident accused of Indiana bank heist