Articles filed under Transportation
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Bumper to bumper: Chicago area ranked worst in the nation for traffic congestionJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - How bad is traffic in the Chicago area? How about worst in the nation, according to a report that finds in 2022 the average local driver lost 155 hours a year to congest...
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Small plane makes emergency landing on I-355Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - A small plane made a safe, emergency landing on busy I-355 near Bolingbrook on Tuesday. The single-engine Beechcraft G33 didn't hit any vehicles or tollway equipment whe...
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Expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022. Here's why and where they occurred.Jan 09, 2023 4:30 am - After an eruption of violence in 2021, expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022, Illinois State Police data shows. Reports of highway gunplay, almost all in Ch...
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Woman escapes stuck vehicle before Metra train hits it in SchaumburgJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Metra Milwaukee District West train headed toward Chicago struck a minivan stuck on the tracks Saturday night just west of the Schaumburg station. A woman in the vehic...
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Driver cited in crash that killed woman on bikeJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - The family of cyclist Nancy Nozicka said Thursday they now have some closure after a Libertyville driver was cited following a fatal crash this summer in Lake County. No...
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Arlington Heights Road upgrade through Elk Grove 'substantially completed'Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - A $7.1 million project to reconstruct and improve a 1.2-mile stretch of Arlington Heights Road through Elk Grove Village is substantially complete, the village announced...
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Metra service disrupted near Glen Ellyn after pedestrian struck, killed by freight trainJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Metra's Union Pacific West Line experienced extensive delays near Glen Ellyn after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train Tuesday, officials said. The Uni...
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How racism, reform and grace shaped Jesse White's long careerJan 02, 2023 4:30 am - He's fought racism and corruption, inspired thousands of young people and managed an office serving 8.7 million drivers. Now, after over two decades on the job, Illinois...
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Westbound I-88 closed near Farnsworth AvenueDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - All lanes of westbound I-88 are closed due to an accident between Orchard Road and Farnsworth Avenue, according to an Aurora Police Department traffic alert. The southb...
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New law to reduce license plate fees for older adults, people with disabilitiesDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - Adults older than 65 and people with disabilities who earn a lower income will have the cost of their annual vehicle license plate renewal fee reduced in the new year. A...