Articles filed under Transportation
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Full I-90 interchange at Route 47 eyed as economic boonSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois tollway and local leaders hope an economic boom will result from an improved interchange at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 47 in Huntley. Work will st...
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Tollway says employees pocketed $25,000Sep 29, 2011 12:00 am - A dozen Illinois tollway employees are accused of taking $25,000 in tollway funds, with four of them allegedly pocketing drivers’ money while recording them as toll-free...
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Pace likely to get millions for I-90 bus rapid transitSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Pace is on a cusp of receiving up to $48 million in federal funding to pay for a system of express buses in the Northwest suburbs using the I-90 corridor. The grant from...
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Traffic detoured for Bartlett Homecoming Parade SundaySep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Bartlett High School’s homecoming parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. A large number of students, vehicles, and floats will be participating. The parade’s des...
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3 hours v. 30 minutes: Suburb-to-suburb transit time-consumingSep 25, 2011 11:00 pm - The RTA's directions tool Goroo had it right the first time. When asked to plot a course from Downers Grove to Arlington Heights, the first option it suggested was — dri...
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The Soapbox: Fermilab tests speed-of-light barrierSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - The earth moves — fast: Scientists at Fermilab will be whipping subatomic particles around an accelerator tunneled beneath the suburbs, trying to replicate or refute an ...
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Taxpayers group sues to stop toll increaseSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway shouldn’t even exist let alone have a spike in rates Jan. 1, a lawsuit filed by a taxpayers’ watchdog group claims. Taxpayers United of America sued...
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Huntley will have western access at I-90Sep 21, 2011 12:00 am - Construction should start this spring on a full interchange at Route 47 and the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) in Huntley. Currently, access is limited to drivers traveling ...
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100 CTA rail stations getting faceliftsSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Transit Authority is sprucing things up. The public transit system plans facelifts for 100 of its rail stations over the next year. The work to clean up the ...
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Kirk, Durbin want details on proposed Metra fare hikeSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Both of Illinois U.S. senators are calling on Metra to explain why it’s considering a 30 percent fare hike. The Chicago Tribune reported that Sen. Mark Kirk and Sen. Di...