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Intersection Improvement Project on Halsted St. from 187th St. to 183rd St.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that lane closures will take place on Halsted Street between 187th Street and...
Apr 7, 2016
Apr 6, 2016
Proposed rail line cuts through Lake, Porter counties
The board learned of the rail line on Wednesday and the hearing is in less than three weeks. The Office of Environmental Analysis of the...
Mar 25, 2016
Feds, public to hear plan to reduce rail congestion around Chicago
The Surface Transportation Board, an arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has scheduled public meetings in April to get input on...
Mar 22, 2016
Mar 16, 2016
Newly designed CTA rail cars to be assembled at former Pullman-Standard plant
CTA Series 7000. Photo courtesy of transportationdesigners.com A Chinese company Wednesday won a $1.3 billion contract for the largest...
Mar 10, 2016
Rauner plans public-private update to I-55 that may add tolls
If built, the new lanes would span a 25-mile stretch of Interstate 55 between the Veterans Memorial Tollway and the Dan Ryan Expressway....
Feb 5, 2016
Transit tax benefit
Recent congressional action created parity between the Federal parking tax benefit and the transit tax benefit. The result was that a...
Feb 3, 2016
Will County residents offer input on transit plan
In its second round of five open houses, which ended Thursday in New Lenox, more than 200 people gave their opinions on what the county...
Feb 1, 2016
Metra Wi-Fi pilot launches soon, though accessible to lucky few right now
Metra has decided to expand its pilot program to all 11 lines, instead of just 10, and should provide a free Wi-Fi hotspot in one car per...
Jan 21, 2016
Will County seeks more input on 2040 transit plan
The sessions will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at five locations throughout the county — Tuesday at Joliet Junior College Concourse 1031, 1215...
Jan 19, 2016
South Side Groups: Make the Metra Electric Run Like the CTA ‘L’
The fourteen organizations signed a letter to the editor of the Chicago Maroon, the independent student newspaper of the University of...
Jan 19, 2016
Oak Forest to buy site to aid Gateway redevelopment
The city will buy the property and the former Ace Hardware store for $470,000, but Mack Companies, the project developer, will contribute...
Jan 15, 2016
Will County eager for federal freight funds
In a report Tuesday to the County Board’s Public Works and Transportation Committee, County Executive Larry Walsh and John Greuling,...
Jan 6, 2016
Richton Park launches Passport Mobile Pay at Metra station
The Village of Richton Park is launching Passport’s mobile pay solution at its Metra Station Lot location. Passport allows drivers to pay...
Jan 4, 2016
Commuters catching buses and trains may also snare bigger tax break
The employer-administered benefits have been uneven under the tax code in recent years. While the Internal Revenue Service currently...
Dec 23, 2015
Free Wi-Fi and charging stations now available at downtown Metra stations
The amenities were fully installed five months after a Tribune story documented the lack of free Wi-Fi hot spots and power outlets for...
Dec 14, 2015
Airlines padding O’Hare schedules despite new runways
Critics say it’s a deceptive ploy to cover up poor performance by the air carriers. But the data also point to other issues — the...
Dec 14, 2015
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