Transportation
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She told him ‘she loved him’: United Airlines remembers 9/11 crews who perished as suburbs mark 25 yearsSep 11, 2026 4:31 pm - Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the grim events are still personal for many airline employees who worked that fatal day.
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‘A fresh start’: NITA board gets to work, picks chair to lead new transit agencySep 10, 2026 10:37 am - The Northern Illinois Transit Authority’s choice of an interim executive director caused some pushback Thursday.
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Something special in the air: Flight attendants reunite to mark 4 high-flying decadesSep 06, 2026 5:32 pm - Forty years after graduating, eight American flight attendants have enough stories to fill a novel and no regrets. The close friends reunited in August to mark their anniversary by working a flight together from O’Hare to Dublin.
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Millions of travelers descending on Chicago area over Labor Day weekendSep 04, 2026 11:41 am - Expect heavier tollway traffic and crowded airports as travelers make their way to the Chicago area for the holiday weekend.
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US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
Sep 04, 2026 7:01 am - Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel.
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RTA chief announces retirement amid launch of new transit agencySep 02, 2026 4:42 pm - The decision comes with “total confidence in where this agency is headed,” RTA chief Leanne Redden said. Her last day is yet to be determined.
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NITA is in the driver’s seat for public transit with $8 million assist from consultantsSep 02, 2026 11:43 am - Officials launched NITA, the oversight agency for Metra, Pace and CTA that replaces the RTA, Tuesday and debuted its website.
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Getting there: Where’s the cheapest gas, worst traffic, and airport crowds this Labor Day weekendAug 31, 2026 6:28 pm - Is fuel cheaper in Wisconsin or Indiana? Here’s a current snapshot but Labor Day gas costs are hard to predict with the Iran conflict, experts say.
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Schaumburg to impose temporary traffic and parking restrictions around SeptemberfestAug 31, 2026 11:21 am - Temporary road closures and parking restrictions will be in place surrounding the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Campus starting before and running through Septemberfest over the Labor Day weekend.
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‘A perfect storm of problems’: Feds dig into gate flaw and crew fatigue in deadly Elgin train crashAug 30, 2026 8:04 am - “I was fighting sleep” before a fatal Kane County train crash, an engineer tells the NTSB. But there are other issues at play, documents show.
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