Articles filed under Transportation
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Suburban Skyview: No traffic on Des Plaines S-curve under rail linesAug 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Canadian Pacific freight train crosses over the infamous Northwest Highway S-curve, which is closed for a $5.7 million construction project, in an aerial view taken in...
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More tollway drama at the top? Interim executive director apparently out as new ED is selectedAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Just months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker brought in new Illinois tollway leaders to stabilize the agency amid a power struggle, it appears new turbulence is surfacing at the...
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Judge says yes, Oakbrook Terrace can use red-light cameras, for nowAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Oakbrook Terrace can use its controversial red-light enforcement cameras while a lawsuit over the devices proceeds, a DuPage County judge has ruled. Judge Craig Belford ...
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'Innovative, complicated, promising': Metra to test battery-powered locomotivesAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Six of Metra's oldest diesel locomotives could lead the way to a greener future for the agency. Board directors have approved a $34.6 million contract with Alabama-based...
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How you can adopt a Lake County highwayAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Daily Herald report Applications are being accepted for the Lake County Division of Transportation's Adopt a Highway program. Volunteers adopt a section of a county high...
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McHenry County transportation plan update nears planning stage, officials sayAug 22, 2022 1:00 am - The future of McHenry County is likely to involve more bicycle and pedestrian paths and will continue to incorporate environmental and sustainability concerns into plann...
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New global terminal at O'Hare will cost $1 billion more than originally anticipatedAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - The cost of the terminal rebuild at O'Hare International Airport is going up, but so is its bond rating. The city of Chicago now estimates that the new global terminal, ...
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Fifth Third Bike the Drive organizer hopes to get 400 volunteers for fundraising eventAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - With a staff under 20, how does any organization pull off a 20,000-rider bike event on a major roadway? “Volunteers are the keystone, full stop!” So acknowledges Melod...
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Hoffman Estates to consider tax incentive for redevelopment near I-90, bus terminalAug 17, 2022 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members are poised to approve a tax incentive to encourage private redevelopment and the public improvements that would accompany it on 124...
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After years of planning, work is beginning on new Bliss/Main/Fabyan Parkway intersectionAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials broke ground Tuesday on a project that will merge two busy intersections along Main Street in Blackberry Township into one. The $12 million project...