Autos
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Car club calendarJun 10, 2011 12:00 pm - Car shows June 18: Salt Creek Park District#146;s Father#146;s Weekend Extravaganza car show is 10 am.m to 3 p.m. at the Twin Lakes Recreation Facility, 1200 E. T...
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Indy speedway seeks another century of innovationsJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway has not changed its master plan in the last century. It is still a test facility at heart. Engineers have spent 100 years im...
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Classic recollections: 1961 Studebaker Hawk, Steve Jaffe, GlenviewJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Steve Jaffe's passion for the Studebaker Hawk was passed down to him from his dad, who was smitten with the finned coupe's forefather, the Golden Hawk, from its '56 ince...
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Small cars getting safer, insurance group saysMay 30, 2011 6:00 am - DETROIT — Small cars are getting safer as more models than ever earn the top safety rating from the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said t...
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Classic recollections: 1957 Chevrolet 210, Phil Cajda, Des PlainesMay 28, 2011 10:00 pm - Most Midwest classic car owners prefer to look in other regions of the country before plunking down their hard earned cash for a vehicle. Cruel winters and perpetual moi...
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Ford tests medical monitoring in vehiclesMay 28, 2011 6:00 am - The black Ford Explorer had a warning for the test driver at the lab in Dearborn, Michigan, last week: “It is important for you to recheck your blood glucose now.” The d...
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Toyota to set up social networking serviceMay 28, 2011 6:00 am - TOKYO — Toyota is setting up a social networking service with the help of a U.S. Internet company and Microsoft so drivers can interact with their cars in a way that's s...
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Mercedes on the move in St. CharlesMay 27, 2011 3:00 pm - The move seemed to take forever because of construction on Randall Road, but Mercedes-Benz of St. Charles is finally in its new home. After spending five years in a form...
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Weekend Drive: 1968 M715 Kaiser JeepMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Richard Pateracki’s vehicle isn’t as fast or shiny as all the other cars that line up for Saturday cruise nights in downtown Mount Prospect, but he is very proud of it, ...
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Fiat to buy remaining stake in ChryslerMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — Italian automaker Fiat says it intends to buy the U.S. government’s remaining 6 percent stake in Chrysler. Chrysler would be free of U.S. government ownership ...