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Officials: Final relocation of section of Irving Park Road near O'Hare set for Wednesday
Tribune reporterThe final relocation of a section of Irving Park Road south of O’Hare International Airport is scheduled for Wednesday, Chicago officials announced on Monday. The traffic pattern switch, to the south of the existing Irving Park, is being done to...Tags: Irving Park, Illinois Department of Transportation, United Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Elgin
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Tollway to spend $771 million on I-90 and Elgin-O'Hare bypass
Staff ReporterThe Illinois Tollway will spend $771 million next year starting work on the rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and the new Elgin-O’Hare bypass project, according to a tentative 2013 budget the agency unveiled today. Other...Tags: Travel, Road Transportation, Budgets and Budgeting, Elgin, Markham
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Designers seek input of riders to develop useful transportation apps
George Aye and Sara Cantor Aye want to help improve the experience of using mass transit in the Chicago area, and they are appealing for your participation. The husband and wife team last year opened the Greater Good Studio, a Chicago firm that uses...
Tags: Crystal Lake, Chicago Transit Authority, Lake Forest College, Public Transportation, Commuting
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Getting Around: How much are you willing to pay to avoid traffic?
A campaign being launched Monday is aimed at building political and public support for finally taking strong action against traffic congestion in the Chicago area after years of mulling possible solutions while bemoaning the bumper-to-bumper march...
Tags: Metropolitan Planning Council, Illinois Department of Transportation, Prices, Public Transportation, Michigan Avenue
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IDOT asks for public's input to map future road projects
Tribune reporterFlush with a roster of major transportation projects but not a lot of money to build them, the state is asking for the public’s help to map out priorities for future improvements, officials said Monday. Meetings seeking input from residents and...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Crystal Lake, Travel, Highway Transportation, Road Transportation
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Reader wants to put a stop to red-light ticket
The photo on the $100 ticket isn't all that's fuzzy regarding red-light camera violations, one driver complains, while another wants to ban trucks from using the Circle Interchange or make them pay a hefty toll. Q: Jon, I feel disgusted. I received a...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Manhattan (New York City), Michigan Avenue, Chicago Tribune
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Firm banned from state work sues Illinois transportation officials
Tribune reporterMcDonough Associates, an engineering powerhouse that is barred from state contracts for three years because of alleged over-charges costing taxpayers millions of dollars, struck back today by suing the Illinois Department of Transportation’s top...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Litigation, Science and Technology
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Pollution Control Board rejects groundwater testing for quarries
Tribune reportersThe Illinois Pollution Control Board rejected pleas from the state’s top legal and environmental officials Thursday, deciding against requiring groundwater monitoring at dozens of quarries that accept dirt and construction debris. The ruling...Tags: Lawyers, Environmental Pollution, Executive Branch, Government, Lisa Madigan
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Study calls for probing of political corruption in more than 60 suburbs
Tribune reporterA proposal to create an inspector general for the suburbs drew skeptical reactions Monday, as officeholders and taxpayer watchdogs questioned how the position would work and whether it’s necessary. But the idea got a warm reception from Gov. Pat...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Michael Madigan, Pat Brady, Pat Quinn, Political Corruption
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Tollway vows to get violation notices out quicker
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Tollway said today it will implement a new policy requiring that all violation notices be mailed within 90 days of a tollway user's third violation. Previously the tollway would sometimes not send out such notices out for years when backlogs...Tags: Travel, Road Transportation, Lake County (Illinois), Elgin, Transportation
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