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Amtrak Railyard In Bridgeport Would Have ‘Insignificant’ Environment Impact, Feds Say

BRIDGEPORT — An environmental study shows that plans to move Amtrak’s railyard from the South Loop to near Rate Field would have an “insignificant” environmental impact on the area — though neighbors and officials say the study was rushed and incomplete. The Federal Railroad Administration...

Chicago, IL · 4d
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WBEZ

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Chicago parking attendants reach deal with operators to end strike

Chicago area parking attendants have reached an agreement with the Chicago Parking Association after launching what was characterized as an unfair labor practice strike, the Teamsters Local 727 union announced Friday. The strike began four days ago after the union’s nearly 1,200 members voted down the Chicago Parking Association’s “last,...

Chicago, IL · 4d
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theweeklydriver.com

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Chicago’s Most Dangerous Intersections and How to Drive Them Safely

Chicago processes millions of vehicle trips every day across a road network that mixes highway interchanges, six-way intersections, and some of the most densely traveled surface streets in the Midwest. Not all intersections are created equal. A handful of them produce crashes at rates far higher than the city average, year after year.

Chicago, IL · 10d
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WBBM News Radio

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Plan ahead if you're taking the train to O'Hare this weekend

Plan ahead if you're taking the train to O'Hare this weekend

Chicago, IL · 6d

CBS Chicago

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Chicago area parking garage workers ratify new contract

Workers went on strike Tuesday after the union voted down the company's latest offer for a new contract on Monday.

Chicago, IL · 5d

WBBM News Radio

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CFD Commissioner: Bike lanes, bump-outs slowing response

The commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department says the growth of protected bike lanes in the city is contributing to an increase in response times.

Chicago, IL · 7d

NBC Chicago

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Chicago parking workers strike ends as workers approve 5-year deal

The union representing nearly 1,200 parking workers who went on strike earlier this week ratified a five-year agreement to end the work stoppage, according to a statement issued Saturday. NBC Chicago reported a tentative agreement had been reached by Teamsters Local 727 and the Chicago Parking Association on Friday. The...

Chicago, IL · 6d

Country Herald

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Illinois Metra Alert Today: Riders Must Sign Up for New System

Metra's old email alert system shuts down Thursday as a new text and email notification service launches.

Chicago, IL · 7d

Riverside Brookfield Landmark

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First Avenue to close at Cermak Road for 5 days

A detour around a one-mile stretch of First Avenue is planned for later this month when the thoroughfare closes for railroad repairs. The stretch of First Avenue from Cermak Road to Roosevelt Road will be closed from 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, through 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, weather permitting, according to press releases from the North Riverside village government and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

North Riverside, IL · 7d

Country Herald

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Lake County, IN Traffic Alert: I-94, U.S. 6 Closing Overnight

I-94 traffic will be reduced to one lane as overnight bridge work brings major restrictions near Lake Station.

Lake County, IN · 13d

ABC 7 Chicago

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CTA pilot program places Safe Ride Specialists on trains to connect riders with services

Regular CTA riders may notice new faces in vests on trains and platforms as part of a pilot program aimed at providing social service support to passengers.

Chicago, IL · 8d

Block Club Chicago

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From Station Stoves To Overhead Heat: The History Of The CTA’s Warming Lamps

CHICAGO — It’s early November and you’re waiting for the Red Line train on the Sheridan platform. As the wind whips your face you remember: The Chicago Transit Authority’s heat lamps turn on Nov. 1 each year. You press the button and look up to feel the warming glow — a beacon of light on your bare skin that makes you feel alive again.

Chicago, IL · 7d

Trains.com

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FRA releases environmental assessment for proposed Amtrak maintenance facility

CHICAGO — Construction of Amtrak’s proposed Midwest Maintenance Facility would require significant mitigation measures to address air quality, noise, and management of potentially hazardous soil and dust, according to an environmental assessment released today (Friday, Nov. 6) by the Federal Railroad Administration. Mitigation measures would also be required to address rehabilitation of 17 viaducts at [...] Read More...

Chicago, IL · 6d

CBS Chicago

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Chicago area parking garage workers reach tentative agreement to end strike

Following a four-day strike, hundreds of workers at Chicago area parking garages have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.

Chicago, IL · 6d

ABC 7 Chicago

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CTA service suspended downtown, North Side due to fire department activity, officials say

CTA service has been suspended on multiple train lines downtown and on the North Side due to fire department activity, officials said.

Chicago, IL · 9d

Trains.com

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Metra sets Holiday Train schedule, ticket-sale date

CHICAGO — The schedule has been released for Metra’s annual Holiday Trains, set to operate in December, with tickets going on sale on Monday, Nov. 16. The Northern Illinois Transit Authority announced the Metra plans along with information on the Chicago Transit Authority Holiday Train and Bus, as well as Pace holiday buses. Metra’s specially [...] Read More...

Chicago, IL · 9d

hoodline.com

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Chicago Rider Warns Others After Uber Driver Cancels, Takes Wrong Route Downtown

A rider told CBS News Chicago that an Uber trip in downtown Chicago went off course after the driver canceled it in the app. The destination entered in the app was an address on Hubbard; the passengers eventually got out near Randolph Street and the Kennedy Expressway. The account appears...

Chicago, IL · 9d

oakpark.com

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Metra, CTA reach out for public input at Farmers Market

Representatives from Metra, the CTA and the newly formed Northern Illinois Transit Agency, or NITA, shrugged off an early light rain Saturday to spend six hours talking with the public at the Oak Park Farmers Market. . Wednesday Journal observed a general public clearly interested both in hearing what public transit...

Oak Park, IL · 9d

CBS News

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Two early morning crashes involving semi trucks cause delays on I-94 near Gary, Indiana

Gary, IN · 6d

rtands.com

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CTA Clears Path for Two Rehab Projects, Announces Completion of Third

Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age. The Chicago Transit Authority is launching the next phase of the Blue Line’s Forest Park Branch Rebuild Project and the California Station Accessibility and Modernization Project, and reported the wrap up of Lake Street Bridge west leaf reconstruction. The Chicago Transit...

Chicago, IL · 9d