Transportation
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First plane lands at London's Heathrow since a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport
Mar 21, 2025 10:05 am - A large fire near London's Heathrow Airport knocked out power Friday to Europe’s busiest flight hub, forcing it to shut and disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
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‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliffMar 21, 2025 5:00 am - Transit funding shortfall could mean halving Metra service, but one suburban lawmaker says he won’t approve “a dime” without reforms.
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Where’s my Metra train? Railroad updates progress of installing digital signs, ticket machinesMar 20, 2025 9:51 am - Metra hopes to have a new train tracking sign at every station by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
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‘They had not recognized it as a runway’: Details of close call at Midway emerge in NTSB reportMar 19, 2025 8:09 pm - Confusion about runways and glare from the sun cited as reasons for Midway near miss.
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Chicago Loop DMV open for REAL ID walk-ins as May 7 tsunami continuesMar 18, 2025 8:37 pm - Illinois Secretary of State adds downtown Chicago REAL ID center ahead of May 7 deadline. Suburban DMV locations also offer Saturday walk-ins.
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‘Very unusual’: Experts say carbon monoxide deaths in vehicles outside are rareMar 18, 2025 8:37 pm - The recent deaths of two teens from carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in a parked car are very unusual, experts say. Possible factors investigators are considering: a potential exhaust leak, wind conditions and after-market exhaust work.
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‘A pretty aggressive timeline’: Five things to know about Kennedy construction 3.0Mar 17, 2025 7:41 pm - IDOT outlines when construction on the Kennedy Expressway will end and how to avoid getting detoured en route to O’Hare.
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Don’t look over your shoulder, but are more Pace express buses coming on I-290?Mar 16, 2025 9:00 pm - After success establishing express buses that defy traffic by switching to shoulder lanes on both Interstate 55 and the Jane Addams Tollway, Pace is considering a three-peat along a route that would include parts of I-290 and I-88.
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Bears stadium or not, Rolling Meadows considers shrinking nearby Kirchoff RoadMar 16, 2025 9:00 pm - Rolling Meadows officials have proposed reducing Kirchoff Road from five lanes to three, with bike lanes and on-street parking, to improve safety and create a town center district. But some are concerned about increased traffic from a potential Bears stadium at nearby Arlington Park.
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More construction on Route 20 in Elgin expected to begin MondayMar 13, 2025 9:13 am - Drivers on U.S. Route 20 in Elgin will have another construction project to contend with starting Monday.