Articles filed under Transportation
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Merge CTA, Metra and Pace? Lawmakers debut fix amid pushback from suburbs, transit agenciesApr 29, 2024 6:09 pm - State lawmakers unveiled an ambitious plan Monday to fold Metra, Pace and the CTA into one supersized agency that would replace the Regional Transportation Authority. Pro...
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Metra aims to give UIC students a break on fares; pilot program may expand to colleges across regionMay 02, 2024 10:27 am - Metra is poised to launch a pilot program offering reduced fares to University of Illinois Chicago students, an idea that could expand across the region. The Chicago Tran...
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Extend Central Road? Schaumburg annexes land near Medieval Times that could help fund projectApr 26, 2024 7:04 am - Schaumburg trustees have annexed 5.9 acres owned by Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament to add to the area’s existing tax increment financing (TIF) district that could hel...
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Southwest flights from O’Hare to dip this summer amid Boeing falloutApr 24, 2024 6:12 pm - As the company waits for more planes from Boeing, Southwest Airlines is scaling back O’Hare International Airport flights by about 40% this summer. “We are revising our s...
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Washington Street closing in Fox Lake starting MondayApr 24, 2024 12:15 pm - The Lake County Division of Transportation will be closing Washington Street in Fox Lake to through traffic starting at 7 a.m. Monday, April 29, as part of the Route 59 a...
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Traveling west on I-88 from the suburbs? Road construction awaitsApr 24, 2024 6:45 pm - If you’re headed to a graduation at Northern Illinois University this spring, give yourself plenty of time to get there. The Illinois tollway recently kicked off a major ...
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Senators say deal with airlines on O’Hare looks promising, as Duckworth promises western accessApr 23, 2024 6:57 am - Negotiations between Chicago and airlines about a seismic redo at O’Hare International Airport are back on track, Illinois’ two senators said Monday at a groundbreaking f...
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Summer blockbuster — here’s your 2024 construction season previewApr 22, 2024 7:01 am - In one corner: The Illinois tollway is rebuilding I-294, the busiest road in the system, and constructing an interstate from scratch. In the other corner: The Illinois De...
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FAA investigating near miss at Reagan National AirportApr 19, 2024 12:46 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near miss incident at Reagan National Airport on Thursday that involved a Southwest Airlines jet and a JetBlue Airw...
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‘Lives are at stake’: Suburban lawmaker targets protesters blocking trafficApr 18, 2024 6:13 pm - If you were among the hundreds delayed, detoured or just plain disturbed by the protests Monday that blocked the expressway entrance to O’Hare International Airport, you’...