Articles filed under Transportation
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How to check on road conditions statewideDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation is urging the public to check GettingAroundIllinois.com for road conditions and 24/7 travel information before heading out. Th...
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Metra reduces trains Friday with storm coming; state police advise curtailing tripsDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - With a potential blizzard approaching and many commuters on holiday, Metra is reducing service Friday on most of its lines, including the popular BNSF and Union Pacific ...
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How O'Hare, Midway, IDOT are preparing for the storm, millions of travelers over the holidaysDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Chicago Department of Aviation is gearing up for a potential winter storm that's expected to start Thursday, also the busiest day of the season at O'Hare Internation...
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Roundabout north of downtown Algonquin nearly completeDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - Construction of a roundabout at North Main Street and Cary-Algonquin Road in Algonquin is expected to be complete before Christmas, and open to traffic shortly thereafte...
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Wauconda considers allowing golf carts on some village streetsDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - Wauconda village trustees will consider a preliminary staff recommendation for the creation of a golf cart permit program, when they meet as a committee of the whole Tue...
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Woman hospitalized after being struck by Metra train near Des PlainesDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - A woman struck by a Metra train Friday night near the Mount Prospect-Des Plaines border was hospitalized with serious injuries, Metra officials confirmed Sunday. Metra s...
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13-year-old boy, 75-year-old woman dead after car drives through crossing gate, gets hit by trainDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - A 13-year-old boy and 75-year-old Antioch-area woman were killed Sunday when the car they were riding in drove through a railroad crossing gate was hit by a Metra train ...
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Route 53 task force gives green light to greenway as IDOT demursDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - A state task force on Friday recommended that hundreds of acres bought by the Illinois Department of Transportation to extend Route 53 be converted to a greenway. That w...
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Bye-bye, bottleneck? IDOT wraps up Jane Byrne redo with fanfare and promises of faster commutesDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - After years of explaining why the Jane Byrne Interchange redo was taking so long, state officials had reason to celebrate its substantial completion Wednesday. Rebuildin...
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Byrne Interchange mega-project finally ready to debut with '50% reduction in delays'Dec 13, 2022 11:10 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation engineers are promising a 50% improvement in traffic delays as the interminable Jane Byrne Interchange rebuild wraps up. The recons...