Autos
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Longtime Batavia auto dealership closingDec 26, 2011 10:00 pm - A 2009 federal bailout might have saved General Motors, but it came at a cost a Batavia business could no longer bear. Avenue Motor Sales is closing Friday. It has alrea...
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Classic recollections: 1955 Chevrolet pickupDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - The Christmas season has a magical way of connecting people to special gifts. It happened to Rich Sandrok and his 1955 Chevrolet 3100 pickup. The Glen Ellyn resident's B...
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Domestic Transport Solutions accelerates in Arlington HeightsDec 26, 2011 4:11 am - Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Domestic Transport Solutions Inc. (DTS) is a third party logistics provider. DTS was started by a team of entrepreneu...
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GM CEO wants to speed up changeDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Dan Akerson is hardly a corporate diplomat. The chairman and chief executive at General Motors Co. says publicly what other CEOs say in private: he disses com...
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Henry Ford Museum revamps automobile displaysDec 24, 2011 5:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — The suburban Detroit museum founded by auto pioneer Henry Ford is revamping its automotive displays, offering a fresh look at its rich collection and s...
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'71 Oldsmobile revved upDec 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are no shortage of reasons why four-wheeled restoration projects get stalled. What start as good intentions can sometimes wind up wedged way back in a far corner o...
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Time may be running out for small trucksDec 18, 2011 5:04 am - DETROIT — It’s the end of the road for the Ranger in the U.S. Ford is ending production of the smallest pickup it makes, a truck that helped the company battle more fuel...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood:Dec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Q. I own a 2010 Hyundai Elantra with automatic transmission and only 3,000 miles on it. I am retired and do not do a lot of driving. The car was purchased new in Aug...
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Local golfer wins $91,000 Porsche at Children’s Heart Foundation eventDec 16, 2011 11:00 pm - With one swing of his 4-iron, Bob Maguire recently sank a hole-in-one and won a new 2012 Porsche Cayman R from The Porsche Exchange in Highland Park. Maguire’s 175-yard ...
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Classic recollections: 1971 Plymouth GTX Kirk & Lynn Phillips, LisleDec 12, 2011 5:00 am - Sometimes it's easy to forget our beloved muscle machines, while born and bred stateside, are not just enjoyed by folks here in the U.S. These classics are appreciated b...