Autos
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Driverless future? Not so fast say many Americans
Oct 08, 2016 7:16 am - Americans prefer the option to drive, even in a world where cars can drive themselves. A new study from Kelley Blue Book shows how Americans' affinity for driving could ...
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'Local Hero' rewarded for volunteerism with new vanOct 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Steve Karmgard has never let the traumatic injury that left him in need of a wheelchair hold him back. His aging modified van, on the other hand, was threatening to do w...
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Mecum rolls back into SchaumburgOct 02, 2016 6:00 am - Mecum Auctions is back in town, hosting its annual Chicago event. It'll take place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center beginning Thursday afternoon and runni...
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Could software updates replace recalls in cars of the future?
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Smart financing maximizes car buying powerSep 29, 2016 12:00 am - New-car sales are higher than they've been in more than 15 years, and it looks like the year might close with even higher levels. Lenders are poised to guide consumers t...
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Four collector-car owners take home awards at cruise nightSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - It's been a whirlwind summer and sadly our cruising season has come to a close. We went out with a bang though - celebrating with an over the top show last week at Strat...
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Chevy Bolt: First impressions of Chevrolet's electric car
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Family's story closely follows cherished T-BirdSep 25, 2016 6:00 am - A chamber of commerce is a wonderful place to make connections. Larry Leafblad of Grayslake made an important one way back in October 1965. Not only did it lead to a new...
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Self-driving cars may force error-prone human motorists off the road
Sep 24, 2016 7:15 am - New rules of the road for robot cars coming out of Washington could lead to the eventual extinction of one of the defining archetypes of the past century: the human driv...
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Ongoing training important for techniciansSep 24, 2016 5:01 am - Last weekend, if you couldn't get your car repaired, it's because all the best technicians, shop owners and managers were in Itasca at the annual ASA of Illinois CAN Con...