Articles filed under Transportation
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Which suburban towns have most DUI arrestsJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Twenty-nine years ago, rookie police officer David Dial handled his first DUI crash. A car driven by a drunken driver in heavy rains hydroplaned into oncoming traffic, c...
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A new bus route for Carpentersville?Jun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Could Carpentersville use another bus route? Village officials hope the Regional Transit Authority thinks so. Carpentersville has applied for a grant to help fund a tra...
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Metra board adds not-so-new faceJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - One of the newest members on Metra's board of directors already has a history with the agency. Orland Park Trustee Brad O'Halloran served as Metra director for nine mont...
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Wheeling, Deerfield road work begins MondayJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation will be reconstructing a bridge and relocating a water main on Dundee Road in Wheeling just west of Wolf Road Monday, June 20, ...
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Metra cop accused of beating man in Round Lake Park barJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - A veteran Metra police officer is due in court next month to answer a battery charge that resulted from a bar altercation in Round Lake Park, authorities said. Round Lak...
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Metra’s ongoing need for oversightJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Damage control has become something of a tired theme around the administrative halls at Metra since the death of former Executive Director Phil Pagano in 2010. The lack ...
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Metra directors exiting gradually under compromiseJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - There won’t be resignations en masse, but the majority of Metra board directors who served during former Executive Director Phil Pagano’s tenure are expected to be gone ...
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Metra's paying $403,000 for spin controlJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Talk isn't cheap — at least when it comes to Metra's public relations consultants. The agency has paid more than $403,000 to Culloton Strategies, a communications firm, ...
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Chicago suggests changes in response to February blizzardJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Four months after a massive blizzard left motorists stranded on Lake Shore Drive for hours, Chicago officials said Monday the city should create a plan that “clearly ide...
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CTA adding security cameras, patrolsJun 19, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority is doubling its number of security cameras and work with police to start special plainclothes patrols. CTA President Forrest Claypool annou...