Autos
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Acura dealership moving to former Dover Straits site in Hoffman EstatesJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - A new Muller's Woodfield Acura dealership will open on the former site of Dover Straits restaurant at Golf Road and Gannon Drive in Hoffman Estates in the late spring of...
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Cross-country cruising better with friendsJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - The experience of a road trip is something special. Good friends, long routes and classic cars, especially, make for lasting memories and insane fun. Pals Charlie Muckle...
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Honda adds $363 million to air bag recall costsJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - DETROIT - Honda Motor Co. is setting aside $363 million more to fund a growing recall of air bags that can explode with too much force. The automaker announced the spend...
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Wood Dale used car dealer moving to PalatineJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Automaniac, a used car dealer, is moving from West suburban Wood Dale to a larger location at 2296 N. Rand Road in Palatine. The company will move this month into th...
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Dodge Charger has to have 'bumblebee' stripesJun 08, 2015 6:00 am - Ron Kohnert's car ownership experiences started when he was just 15 years old. He purchased a cream-colored 1954 Ford. “I bought it for $75,” the Palatine resident said....
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Hundreds of hot rods stop in the suburbsJun 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Thousands of classic cars descended on the Northwest suburbs Sunday, June 7, while participating in the 21st annual Hot Rod Power Tour. The weeklong motoring celebration...
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Can your car get hacked?Jun 07, 2015 7:33 am - Your car's computer knows much more about you than you may realize. It's constantly tracking your driving behavior, speed, seat belt use and more. Because your car is ne...
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Leasing gets Mazda wage earners into MercedesJun 07, 2015 7:14 am - Leasing a car used to be just for the wealthy - or for those who wanted to look the part, according to Consumer Reports. Now it has gone mainstream. Roughly 23 percent o...
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Patent Death squad causes a ruckusJun 06, 2015 7:00 am - After Ford Motor Co. was sued by a Baltimore company over hybrid engine technology, the carmaker struck back. Ford filed a total of 25 petitions in a new review process ...
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U.S. oil exports adding to global glut as OPEC resists cutsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - For a nation that bans most oil exports, the U.S. still finds a way to ship more abroad than at least two OPEC members. The shale oil-rich nation exported more than half...