Autos
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Avery earns media awardAug 19, 2017 6:00 am - Matt Avery, the Daily Herald's classic car columnist, recently earned a silver medal in the 26th annual International Automotive Media Competition. The awards were prese...
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Car wash at Ritzy's site in Rolling Meadows approvedAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - Plans for a Fuller's Car Wash at site of the former Ritzy's restaurant site in Rolling Meadows earned final approval this week from the city council. Aldermen gave initi...
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Automotive innovator to be remembered at showAug 11, 2017 6:00 am - Rockin' and Rollin' Down the Highway is the theme for the ninth annual Cruisin' with the Classics Car Show at Grand Dominion's Lakeside Lodge in Mundelein on Sunday, Aug...
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Rare production car excelled on the trackAug 11, 2017 6:00 am - Dave Hans was reading through a Chicago newspaper one Sunday morning in 1986 when a classified ad caught his attention: “1950 Allard, all orig, alum body, needs minor re...
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Motorcycling calendarAug 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Aug. 20: 26th annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Show presented by the Chicago Norton Owners Club at MCC (Motor Cycle Center), 443 E. St. Charles Road, Villa Park (3 bl...
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93-year-old hosts vintage car show at Carol Stream retirement communityAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - Don Henry's restoration of classic cars was more than a hobby. Rebuilding a 1937 Chevrolet offered him a challenge. Henry was a product of the Great Depression, a man wh...
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Mechanics, dealers still don't have deal after all-day talksAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - After striking for more than a week, a union representing almost 2,000 auto mechanics across the Chicago area spent Thursday at the bargaining table but could not reach ...
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Cruisin' with the Classics in MundeleinAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - Grand Dominion in Mundelein will host its 9th annual "Cruisin' with the Classics" car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at 3555 Grand Dominion Circle (west of...
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Elmhurst OKs tax incentives for motorcycle dealershipAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - The Elmhurst City Council overwhelming approved a measure to provide $500,000 in tax incentives over 12 years to motorcycle seller iMotorsports to expand and redevelop a...
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Quirky pickup excites an impressionable young manAug 07, 2017 6:00 am - It was just another work day for the crew at Arrow Grinding that summer morning in 1972. Nothing special was scheduled at the busy machine shop in Franklin Park, other t...