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Chicago Region Plots 100-Year Survival Plan for Water, Power and Transit
Chicago's regional planning agency is trying to answer an unusually big question: what does this metropolitan area need to survive and thrive for the next hundred years? The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning has built a roadmap called The Century Plan to prepare the region's 284 communities for challenges ranging from drought-prone suburbs to a power grid that could face additional pressure from data centers and electric delivery trucks.
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Moline-to-Chicago passenger rail project remains on track one year after funding approval
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Chicago Avenue Bridge Reopening Delayed To Next Spring As Alderman Fumes
RIVER WEST — Construction on the temporarily closed Chicago Avenue bridge will now run through spring 2027, the leader of the city’s transportation department said Thursday — a delay from an earlier projection that had it wrapping up by the end of this year. It’s the latest...
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Joliet, IL I-80 Traffic Alert: New Lane Pattern Starts Monday
JOLIET, IL – Drivers traveling westbound on Interstate 80 through the Joliet area should prepare for significant traffic changes beginning Monday, Nov. 2, as construction crews introduce a temporary lane split expected to remain in place for approximately one month.
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Metra Draft Plan Outlines Costs, Service Improvements for Regional Rail
The Metra Draft Plan emphasizes infrastructure improvements to enhance rail services in the Chicago area. It identifies the need for investments to support all-day, bidirectional train operations. The goal is to improve regional rail connectivity and efficiency for the community. Chicago’s Metra released a draft study outlining the improvements and...
Secret Chicago
CTA Green and Pink Line disruptions extended again as Lake Street Bridge work continues
CTA riders face continued Green and Pink Line service changes today, Wednesday, October 28, after work on the Lake Street Bridge was delayed again. Normal train service had been expected to resume Monday, October 26, before that target shifted to 4 a.m. Wednesday. The Chicago Department of Transportation now says service is expected to return “later this week,” but has not confirmed a day or time. The disruption does not mean the Green Line is entirely out of the Loop : trains from the South Side still serve downtown. The gap is between Clinton and Clark/Lake. Meanwhile, Pink Line trains are not operating around the Loop elevated tracks. How Green Line service is running Green Line trains are operating in two separate sections: West Side: Between Harlem/Lake and Clinton. Loop and South Side: Between Clark/Lake and the line’s South Side terminals. Between the two: Shuttle buses connect Clinton and Clark/Lake. For a trip from the West Side into the Loop or farther south , riders continuing beyond Clinton must transfer to a shuttle bus, then board a train at Clark/Lake. The reverse trip requires the same connections. What Pink Line riders need to know Pink Line trains are operating between
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City Wants Your Feedback On How To Improve Irving Park Road
IRVING PARK — City leaders are looking for community feedback as they put together a plan that would guide development along a key section of Irving Park Road. Irving Park Road has served as an important thoroughfare for Chicago’s North Side for more than 175 years. However, heavy traffic has made the corridor dangerous for motorists and pedestrians, neighbors said during a Wednesday night community meeting.
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Public Encouraged To Vote Forest Hill Flyover For America’s Best Transportation Project – Top $10,000 Prize Goes To Golden Hope Foundation
The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that just a few weeks remain to vote for the Forest Hill Flyover as the top transportation project in the nation. The win would bring Illinois national recognition and $10,000 in prize money that IDOT will award to Golden Hope Foundation,...
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You Can Board an Overnight Train in Memphis and Wake Up in Chicago
Leave Memphis at 10:45 p.m. and reach downtown Chicago at 9:15 the next morning. That’s the published schedule for Amtrak’s City of New Orleans: 10½ hours, with no train changes. The biggest choice is what you’ll sleep on. Coach buys a reclining seat. A private room provides...
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Lake St Bridge not ready so CTA reroutes continue
Green and Pink Line trains will keep skipping part of the Loop after the city again pushed back the reopening of the Lake Street Bridge. The Chicago Department of Transportation needs more time to finish work so it will announce later this week when CTA trains will resume their regular routes.