Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra eyes ticket price hikes, train cutbacksJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Enjoy your current Metra fares and schedules while you can — fewer trains and ticket price hikes appear possible in the near future. Metra administrators outlined some ...
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Elgin-O'Hare Expressway plan calls for tollsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - There's consensus the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass around the airport will be tolled, but whether a systemwide toll increase is part of the packa...
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Keeping eyes on road harder than it seemsJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. Freaked out by a seminar on distracted driving and the frightening number of deaths and injuries it causes, I promised to put down...
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Tell tollway what road project you want adoptedJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Have your say on what the Illinois tollway’s next big project should be at three upcoming suburban forums. The agency is at a crossroads, with its $6.3 billion congestio...
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Help tollway pick project prioritiesJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Elgin-O’Hare Expressway extension and western bypass? An interchange at the Tri-State and I-57? Widening the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway? Extending Route 53 north? ...
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Recession hits transit budgets despite rising needJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — Cash-strapped and debt-ridden, public transit systems across the nation are trimming service, raising fares and postponing badly needed upgrades just to maintai...
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Standard teen driving laws a good ideaJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois is a leader in the nation when it comes to helping teens become better and safer drivers. The secretary of state, the tollway authority, sports celebrities, loc...
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Everything is a distraction when you’re youngJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - I’m a 16-year-old who still has her driver’s permit. Needless to say, I’m in a hurry to receive that plastic ticket to freedom: My license. For those of you who don’t kn...
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Call to keep teens from being distracted behind wheelJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: This is another story in an occasional series about the epidemic of distracted driving and efforts to curb it. Andrea Hail is a lucky statistic. In 2004, ...
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Quiz yourself on teen driving rulesJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Think you know your graduated driver’s license rules? Try our test. 1. How many driving hours are required during the learner’s permit phase at minimum? A. 35 B. 40 C. 5...