Pace quietly changing bus stop policy
— August 28, 2017Since the mid-2000s, Pace suburban bus transit agency has been quietly and gradually changing the way its buses pick up and drop off passengers. Even before Pace was created in 1983,…
Tag: Suburban Chicago
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Art Fair season brings out discerning buyers and browsers
— July 5, 2017There’s a secret to the success of a popular summer art fair set for next month in west suburban Geneva. Fair sponsors let an expert pick which artists will showcase their work at…
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Some suburban Chicago libraries eliminating overdue fines
— February 7, 2017Library patrons are used to thinking of overdue fines as just punishment for keeping out books past their due date. But, in recent years, overdue fines have come to be seen as barriers…
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Northbrook Pearl Harbor survivor remembers fateful day
— December 2, 2016For a vaudevillian who can ad lib like a pro despite no cue, telling the story of Dec. 7, 1941 causes the broadcaster in Jack Coombe to pump up the volume. At 94, Coombe, of Northbrook,…
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Oak Park’s ‘welcoming ordinance’ passed as immigration raids begin
— February 14, 2017Observers gave a standing ovation to the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees after a 7-0 unanimous vote to approve a “Welcoming Village” ordinance Feb. 6. The ordinance was praised…
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I-290 and CTA Blue Line roll out upgrade plans
— January 31, 2017In the grading scale of national highways, the I-290 Eisenhower Expressway between Racine Street and Mannheim Road gets an “F” for heavy congestion, poor exit safety and outdated…
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