Articles filed under Transportation
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One hospitalized after dump truck rolls over on Route 53 near PalatineMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - One person was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening Thursday after a dump truck struck a power line on northbound Route 53 near Rand Road and...
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Rail crossing on Butterfield Road in Vernon Hills to close MondayMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad crossing on Butterfield Road north of Route 60 in Vernon Hills will be closed beginning Monday, May 23 for repairs. The cl...
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NTSB investigating rare Metra passenger death after crash with truck on BNSF lineMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra's first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing i...
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Pedego electric bike shop opens in NapervilleMay 10, 2022 5:00 am - A year after opening an electric bicycle shop in Wheaton, the owners are already expanding. Jeff Alvis and Bill Budicin recently opened their second Pedego e-bike store ...
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Cook County releases interactive map of 2022 road projectsMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has released its 2022 highway construction project map. The interactive map includes all construction projects ...
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Another glass oasis dries up, this time along Tri-State at HinsdaleMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - How do you remove a massive glass and steel structure suspended over thousands of vehicles traveling at 70 mph? Carefully. Crews started the painstaking process of remov...
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Train, vehicle collide in downtown Arlington HeightsMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - A Metra train collided with an SUV Monday morning in downtown Arlington Heights, briefly snarling traffic in the area, authorities said. The crash at the intersection of...
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Police conducting Route 59 safety initiative MondayMay 08, 2022 1:00 am - Law enforcement agencies across the suburbs will take part in a safety initiative Monday along the Route 59 corridor. Titled "Route 59 on 5/9," the initiative will invol...
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Lake-Cook Road resurfacing to start MondayMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - Patching and resurfacing will require intermittent daytime lane closures in the Barrington, Lake Zurich and Deer Park areas beginning Monday, weather permitting. Work i...
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Work ahead: Your guide to 2022 roadwork and where the traffic will beMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - As Illinois tollway crews dive into a radical new road, the Illinois Department of Transportation enters the final stretch of a marathon project that's outlasted two gov...