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Great Dome Car Part of Illinois Zephyr Line During November

More than 100,000 people ride the Illinois Zephyr train line from Quincy to Chicago each year.

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Winter Storm Stalls Amtrak Trains

During winter weather, it’s common for flights to be canceled and roads to be closed. Usually the trains still run without incident.

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Police start enforcing texting while driving ban

In Illinois, it's illegal to talk on the phone while driving unless you're using bluetooth or another hands free device. You're never allowed to text while driving, yet some people can't seem to put...

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Sunday Sales Could Benefit Western Illinois Car Dealers

Illinois lawmakers are considering ending the state’s ban on Sunday automobile sales.

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Highway Trust Fund At Risk, Threatens Illinois Jobs

At the height of the summer construction season, the national Highway Trust Fund is at risk of going belly-up by next month.The fund helps pay for road work and bridge repairs all across the nation....

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Fremont Street Gets Controversial Upgrade

The City of Galesburg is reworking one of its major streets.

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Well-Financed Transportation Tax Loses Big At The Polls

Missourians decisively rejected a sales tax increase earmarked for transportation projects, making for a striking defeat for a well-financed campaign from proponents and a victory for an ideologically...

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Full Steam Ahead For Amtrak

Amtrak ridership in Illinois has risen in recent years; it's up almost 85 percent from 2006 through last year. That trend developed after the rail service added routes. The train service could grow...

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Illinois Gets "C" For Maintaining Infrastructure

A group of civil engineers says Illinois needs to pay more attention to maintaining its infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a "C-minus" on its report card earlier...

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State To Help Macomb Police Step Up Late Night Patrols

The Macomb Police Department is getting more than $8,300 from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Illinois Key State in Food Distribution

More food passes through Illinois annually than any other state.

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New Illinois Law Bans Police Ticket Quotas

Some police departments in Illinois could be issuing fewer tickets in the new year.A new state lawwent into effect thataims to get rid of ticket quotas.Few police departments would ever admit to having...

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Tax Increase Proposed to Pay for Hamilton Road Repairs

A non-binding referendum on the April ballot will ask voters whether to increase the city’s utility tax. The extra revenue would go toward road repairs and help replace diminishing state funding.

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Galesburg Underpass Project Delayed

City leaders announced that the East Main Street Underpass Project will now have a projected start date of January 2016. It was originally scheduled to begin in August of this year.

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Rural Needs Take Center Stage at IDOT Meeting

The Illinois Department of Transportation focused on the current and future infrastructure needs of communities, regions, and the state during a stop in Macomb. IDOT Acting Secretary Randy Blankenhorn...

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License Plate Camera Regulation Passes House

Cameras that collect information on license plates are thought by some to be an overreach of government. A proposal in the Illinois legislature would regulate the automatic license plate readers.Some...

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Ray LaHood on Transit, Politics, Schock, and Life after Washington

Ray LaHood spent more than two decades in Congress and served another 4 1/2 years as President Barack Obama's first Secretary of Transportation.

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Missouri 2016 legislative session begins with guns, roads and ethics getting...

Missouri lawmakers are back in Jefferson City as they prepare to kick off the 2016 legislative session at noon today.In addition to passing the state budget, they're expected to tackle several other...

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Dueling Missouri Tobacco Tax Initiatives Causing Confusion

Missouri voters face the confusing prospect of two separate proposals on the same ballot that would increase the state's lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax by different amounts.

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Macomb Completes Downtown Construction, Looks Ahead to Phase 2

A major summer construction project has just wrapped up in downtown Macomb and the city is already looking ahead to possibly making more improvements in a couple of years.

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