Articles filed under Transportation
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Woman killed walking on Interstate 290Sep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a woman who was struck while walking along the Eisenhower Expressway. Authorities are trying to figure out why the w...
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Deadly Maple Park intersection to get signalsSep 01, 2011 1:00 am - Driving to and from Kaneland High School may be a little safer since the state is installing traffic signals at Route 38 and Meredith Road near Maple Park. The intersect...
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Kankakee mayor battles RTA lawsuitAug 31, 2011 1:00 am - Kankakee’s mayor vowed Wednesday to fight lawsuits by the Regional Transportation Authority and the city of Chicago over a program that encourages businesses to come to ...
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Woman dies after being struck by train near Rolling MeadowsAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Three Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line were stopped for more than an hour after a woman was struck and killed in Rolling Meadows between the Arlington Pa...
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Tollway boycott? I-PASS hard habit to break, officials sayAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Does a tollway hike in January mean thousands of I-PASS users flocking to alternate routes to avoid paying more at tolled ramps and plazas? Illinois State Toll Highway ...
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Transportation officials out of touch on cost controlAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Metropolitan Planning Council put out a statement the other day in which it could barely contain its glee over the “banner month” August has turned out to be for reg...
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American Eagle pilots divided on need for concessionsAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Some pilots at AMR Corp.’s American Eagle are disputing the need for concessions as the regional carrier negotiates a flying agreement with American Airlines prior to it...
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Will tollway expansion create 120,000 jobs?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A $12 billion capital plan that would create thousands of jobs seems like a panacea for the metropolitan region’s woeful unemployment rate of 10.5 percent. But predictin...
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DuPage leaders: O’Hare bypass not enoughAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Leaders in communities along the western edge of O’Hare International Airport say the extension of the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and a western bypass around the airport wi...
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Especially now, tollway perk should goAug 25, 2011 5:00 am - “I don’t think the tollway should subsidize commuting,” Illinois Toll Highway Authority Executive Director Kristi Lafleur said in August 2010. She was answering reporter...