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Motorcycle warnings go out as temps go up
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.Just days after three people died in separate motorcycle collisions in the region, a deadly motorcycle collision Friday in Virginia claimed the life of another, demonstrating the importance of being alert to a changing driving landscape, riders and...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disasters and Accidents
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Red Line going offline during reconstruction
The CTA Dan Ryan Line was state-of-the-art when it opened in 1969 on Chicago's South Side. Today, almost 44 years later, service has become feeble. About 40 percent of the Red Line south branch is mired in slow zones because of severe track...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, John Hancock Center, Metra
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Gary taking a new tack to expand, land business for its airport
For many years, Gary/Chicago International Airport has offered its services as a reliever airport to help ease flight-delay pressures at Chicago's two airports. Yet there have been few takers among airlines or passengers, despite competition in the form...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Michigan Avenue, Economy, Business and Finance, Midway Airport, South Shore
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Work to begin soon to connect La Grange Road to Ravinia at 156th
Another construction project is set to begin in Orland Park next week when crews begin work to connect La Grange Road to Ravinia Avenue at 156th Street. The project will create one more link between the retail-dominated La Grange Road and Ravinia, which...Tags: Travel, Road Transportation, Science and Technology, Technology, Transportation
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Less than half of state road fund money went for construction
Less than half of the money that the state has spent from its road fund in the last two years actually went to pay for direct construction costs, according to a report issued Tuesday. The majority of payments in fiscal 2012 and 2011 went to cover...
Tags: Health Insurance, Science and Technology, Health Insurance Cost, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor
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County seeking more resident involvement
Effingham Daily News, Ill.Effingham County officials want to know if any private citizens are interested in being on an appointive board. County Board Chairman Jim Niemann said after Monday's Legislative Committee of the Whole meeting board members want to give the public a...Tags: Public Transportation
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BRIEF: IDOT: Previously flooded roads now open
Belleville News-DemocratAll previously flooded roads in the metro-east are now open, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Heavy rains last month caused flooding to close roads in Madison, Jersey and Randolph counties. All of those previously closed roads are... -
BRIEF: IDOT: Lane closures on local interstates will slow traffic
Belleville News-DemocratLane and road closures will slow overnight traffic on Interstates 64 and 55/70 this week, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Road crews are planning the following lane closures: -- Intermittent 15-minute road closures and an... -
Electrical work scheduled to begin on I-80 this week
The Illinois Department of Transportation expects to begin installing fiber optic cable on Interstate 80 from 80th Avenue in Tinley Park to Cicero Avenue in Country Club Hills Monday morning. The Illinois Department of Transportation expects to begin...Tags: Tinley Park
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EDITORIAL: 70 mph speed limit only makes sense
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.IF YOU take a look at a map of the continental United States that shows the rural interstate speed limits by state, there is one thing that immediately draws your attention. Illinois and Wisconsin stand together as a collective island representing the...Tags: Executive Branch, Highway Transportation, Travel, Road Transportation, Illinois General Assembly
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EDITORIAL: Increased fines and higher speeds are ticket to ride
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.If you take a look at a map of the continental United States that shows the rural interstate speed limits, one thing immediately draws your attention: Illinois and Wisconsin are a collective island representing the only states in the Midwest with a posted...Tags: Highway Transportation, Travel, Illinois General Assembly, Road Transportation, Pat Quinn
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'Bad faith' shown by bank in Crundwell thefts?
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.The city, in court documents filed Wednesday, says testimony from a former branch manager in deposition proves that Fifth Third Bank showed "bad faith" in its handling of an account used by former Comptroller Rita Crundwell. In the deposition, former...Tags: Trials, Laws, Theft, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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