Transportation
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Suburban school districts slowly rolling out electric school busesJan 12, 2025 9:00 pm - Even with the availability of grant money, school districts still have a long way to go to electrify their school bus fleets.
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How new legislation could revise Illinois’ controversial senior road test mandateJan 10, 2025 5:32 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is wading into the issue of road tests for older drivers.
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‘Sneaky swearing’: Why Illinois rejected 335 vanity plates requests last yearJan 08, 2025 10:43 am - Some words were too hot to handle on Illinois license plate requests because of “lecherous language.“
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When will Kennedy reversible lanes reopen? IDOT looks to next weekJan 07, 2025 8:31 pm - Relief for Kennedy Expressway drivers should arrive next week when the reversible lanes reopen. But expect more delays beginning in March, when work on the expressway’s outbound lanes gets started.
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Chicago area ties with NYC for worst gridlock in U.S.Jan 06, 2025 7:12 pm - Drivers in Chicago spent 102 hours on average stewing in traffic in 2024, INRIX reports.
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What will happen in the air, on roads and with public transit in 2025?Jan 05, 2025 9:00 pm - More drones? Service cuts on transit? A port renaissance? Experts give New Year’s transportation predictions.
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Des Plaines’ newest snow plow gets a nameJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - Des Plaines’ newest snow plow has a pun-tastic name, officials have announced.
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Boeing still needs a culture change to put safety above profits, according to the head of the FAA
Jan 03, 2025 7:32 am - A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs "a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.
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US and Boeing investigators examine the site of a deadly South Korean plane crash
Dec 31, 2024 8:16 am - A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing on Tuesday examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while authorities were conducting safety inspections on all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines.
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Azerbaijan mourns air crash victims as some experts say Russia air defense damaged the plane
Dec 26, 2024 11:09 am - Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about a possible cause of the disaster, with some experts saying that the airliner was damaged by Russian air defense fire.