Autos
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Apple's reportedly serious about making cars. Don't hold your breathFeb 21, 2015 6:41 am - The Apple rumor of the moment is that the tech giant is stretching its wings and getting into the automotive industry. Reports from The Wall Street Journal and Reuters s...
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Apple's electric car dreams come with challengesFeb 21, 2015 6:34 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Before Apple decides to move ahead with its Project Titan and build an electric car, the company may want to look at the menu of challenges that come wit...
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Silicon Valley emerges as transportation hub with Apple carFeb 21, 2015 6:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO - "Detroit vs. Everybody" is a popular T-shirt in the hometown of General Motors and Ford these days. Yet it might as well read "Silicon Valley vs. Motor C...
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Chevy gasser becomes dear to both father and sonFeb 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The eighth annual Race and Performance Expo rolled back into town last weekend, hosted at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Visitors were treated to dozens of vend...
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Car club calendarFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Car shows Feb. 14-22: The 107th edition of the Chicago Auto Show, the largest in North America and held more often than any other auto exposition on the continent, ...
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Grayslake develops incentives for auto dealersFeb 16, 2015 4:30 am - Grayslake wants to become part of Lake County's automobile row landscape. Village officials have developed a list of potential financial incentives that could be offered...
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Couple collects complete set of SS ImpalasFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Going fast was all the rage in the 1960s. Automakers were jamming performance parts into all their offerings — both large and small. However, as the decade closed it bec...
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Registration open for free motorcycle safety training run by Harper CollegeFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Despite the snow and chilly temps, it won't be too long before the convertible tops come down and motorcyclists are out in droves. That means registration is now open f...
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Fires, deaths continue after Jeep fuel tank recallFeb 15, 2015 6:41 am - DETROIT - As Kayla White slowed her SUV behind two other cars to exit a suburban Detroit freeway on Veterans Day, it was rammed from behind by a Cadillac STS. Her red 20...
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Modern cars are ripe targets for hackers, senator warnsFeb 14, 2015 6:35 am - Cars these days have more in common with smartphones than with the Model T. But a new report from Sen. Edward Markey warns that the increasing technical complexity of ve...