Autos
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Austin Mini van hauls huge amounts of characterApr 06, 2015 6:00 am - At most auto shops, making deliveries and parts runs aren't a glamorous chore. But when Charley Rush, who owned International Auto Repair in Evanston, would head out to ...
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Cadillac strives to recapture its upscale reputationApr 05, 2015 7:30 am - NEW YORK -- The good times have returned to the U.S. automobile industry, but they seem to have rolled past the Cadillac division of General Motors. Cadillac, founded in...
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California joins other states in srutinizing rebates for electric carsApr 04, 2015 7:30 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's incentives to purchase electric vehicles are under attack, as data shows most of the money goes to consumers who earn twice the nation...
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American automakers are designing cars to impress China's ultra-richApr 04, 2015 7:30 am - Lincoln this week staged a flashy rebirth for its 2016 Continental, the classic American luxury car once at the center of presidential motorcades. The new full-size seda...
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Resistor pack likely will fix fanMar 29, 2015 12:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. You helped me out once before and I enjoy your articles in Sunday's Daily Herald. I have a problem with our 2002 Pontiac Montana. The five-speed fa...
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Cheese shop's 1940 Plymouth is a rolling business cardMar 23, 2015 6:00 am - The 20th annual World of Wheels earlier this month was a treasure trove of gleaming show machines. Participating vehicles came to Rosemont from all over the country and ...
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Arena crowd celebrates Bigfoot's birthdayMar 22, 2015 11:00 pm - A birthday bash was held this past weekend and the delighted 10,000-pound guest of honor celebrated by revving up and crushing some cars. The legendary "Bigfoot" monster...
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Would you like to print out a new part?Mar 21, 2015 12:00 am - Carroll Shelby's Cobra roared onto the scene in 1962 and immediately shook up the motoring world. The formula of pairing a lightweight British body with a powerful Ameri...
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Caterpillar moving two Joliet production lines to MexicoMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - JOLIET - Caterpillar Inc. says it will move two production lines from its Joliet plant to Mexico in a plan that will result in the loss of 230 jobs at the Illinois site....
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Couple's 1972 LeMans still a date-worthy vehicleMar 16, 2015 12:00 am - Tom Rowan had a well-defined set of prerequisites when he went car shopping in 1972. “It had to be a factory convertible with A/C and power windows,” the Palatine reside...