Autos
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Truckers enjoying low diesel fuel prices
Jul 05, 2015 6:55 am - It's a good time to be a trucker. While retail gasoline has surged by 25 percent this year, diesel prices have fallen by more than a quarter a gallon. The difference bet...
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Volo museum offers to buy 1st General Lee, save flagJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Golfer Bubba Watson says he'll paint over Confederate flag
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Corvette loyalty starts earlyJun 28, 2015 11:00 pm - As a young boy, Tony Varco would walk by a particular neighbor's house every day on his way to school. And every day the Arlington Heights resident would have the same f...
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Longer leash for subprime car buyers stokes debt concernJun 28, 2015 7:39 am - NEW YORK - Demand for automobile debt in the U.S. is enabling lenders to make longer loans to people with spotty credit, stoking concern that car shoppers are being lull...
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Is buying cars passe? Ford preparing for the future
Jun 28, 2015 6:55 am - Ford last month sent letters to 14,000 of its American drivers with an unusual suggestion: For extra cash, they could rent their cars to fellow urbanites wanting a cheap...
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Ford takes next step to accelerate development of self-driving cars
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This simple technology could cut deadly rear-end car crashes by 80%Jun 21, 2015 7:34 am - Carmakers have crash-prevention technology that could radically reduce rear-end collisions, which account for about half of America's two-car accidents and kill 1,700 pe...
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Classic stories and cars get better with timeJun 21, 2015 7:00 am - Daily Herald Cruise Nights fired up for the 2015 season this past Wednesday, when the first of three summer events was held at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale. Str...
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Car show calendarJun 18, 2015 11:00 pm - July 1: Crusin' Antioch takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 1. Vehicles desiring to cruise to the final downtown location can assemble at Wal-Mart east parking ...
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Cruise night revs up car lovers' enginesJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - Entertainment, kids' rides and food were on hand, but classic and muscle cars were the centerpieces Wednesday at the first Daily Herald Cruise Night of the season at Str...