Autos
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Arlington Hts. signs off on dealership plansAug 20, 2012 4:32 pm - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday approved plans for the Napleton Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep car dealership, which plans to open in early 2013. The auto dealership ...
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Back in the day, 1931 Chevrolet Deluxe Sport Coupe was 'gangsta'Aug 20, 2012 5:00 am - When Russ Regnier first saw his 1931 Chevrolet Deluxe Sport Coupe, it “was more of a parts car than something to restore.” He found the car in Rolling Meadows in 1976 a...
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Fuel gauge, fuel pump still not connectingAug 19, 2012 5:02 am - I recently received a follow-up question from the driver of a Pontiac Montana minivan whose fuel gauge was malfunctioning, always reading full. I had recommended he use ...
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Joliet Cat workers ratify dealAug 17, 2012 1:29 pm - JOLIET — Nearly 800 striking workers at the Caterpillar Inc. plant in Joliet ratified a new contract Friday with the heavy equipment manufacturer after spending months o...
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Feds checking Nissan Versa air bag problemAug 17, 2012 10:25 am - DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating the Nissan Versa subcompact car because an air bag may fail to inflate in crashes. The probe affects about 100,000 Ver...
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Number of car dealerships rose in 2011Aug 15, 2012 4:12 pm - DETROIT — The number of U.S. car dealerships is rising again after hundreds of closures during the recession. It’s another sign of strength for the car industry, which h...
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Vintage Transport Extravaganza now in its 22nd yearAug 14, 2012 12:14 pm - Just as Detroit is known for its automobile industry, Chicago has a rich railroading past and is still known the world over for our passenger and freight trains. It is o...
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Luxury cars do poorly in new crash testsAug 14, 2012 7:07 am - DETROIT — Most midsize luxury cars — including the Mercedes-Benz C-Class — performed poorly in a new frontal crash test developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway ...
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Libertyville gives auto dealers a break to renovateAug 14, 2012 1:00 am - Some of the new offerings on auto dealers row in Libertyville feature more than the latest models of cars and trucks. With shiny new facades and a variety of other impro...
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Chevy II Nova becomes six-year father/son projectAug 13, 2012 5:00 am - The idea for Gerry and Tyler Dziedzina's radical 1966 Chevy II Nova street machine came suddenly to them, at of all places, the family dinner table. “When my son Tyler w...