Autos
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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...
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Bartlett detours for festival, car show SaturdayAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Bartlett police are advising motorists that North Avenue will be closed between Oak Avenue and Eastern Avenue for the Ignite the Courage's Summer Festival and Car Show f...
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No deal between striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks MondayAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - As the auto mechanics strike reaches its one-week mark, both sides had "lengthy discussions" Monday before adjourning without an agreement. Representatives for Automobil...
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Hanover Park car show benefits youth programsAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - The village of Hanover Park sponsored its annual car show in the Metra station parking lot Sunday afternoon in collaboration with the Hanover Park Community Resource Coa...
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3 European countries say they're done with fossil-fueled cars
Aug 05, 2017 1:00 am - European moves to mark the end of the road for diesel and gas-powered cars are putting pressure on carmakers - as well as the United States - not to get left behind in t...
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No end in sight for mechanics strikeAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - About 1,700 mechanics remained on the picket lines at suburban and Chicago auto dealerships on Friday without any talks scheduled between the dealers and the union. The...
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Car show calendarAug 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Shows, swap meets Aug. 5: Annual EMS ROADDOCS Barbecue for our Veterans, Building 240, Edwards Hines Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 S. 5th Ave., Hines (Maywood area). 10 a.m...
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Constable: Life serves up 'sandwich generation' stressAug 01, 2017 5:30 am - "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller in John Hughes' classic 1986 movie, "Ferris Bueller's Da...
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Auto mechanics on strike in Chicago suburbsAug 01, 2017 1:00 am - Tom Handzik, a veteran mechanic at Castle Chevrolet in Elk Grove Village, said that when he works 40 hours, he wants to be paid for 40 hours. Instead, he and other union...
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Souped-up Camaro brings owner back to racing daysJul 31, 2017 6:00 am - As a teen growing up in Chicago, Chuck Casey worked hard to save some cash and went and purchased his first car - a 1963 Nova. He cruised to his classes at Taft High Sc...