Transportation
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Turkey to go? Here’s the skinny on cheap flights, gas prices and airport security linesNov 18, 2024 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is coming like a freight train. How to get over the river and through the woods and keep your sanity.
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Holiday travel scams could take you for a rideNov 17, 2024 5:59 am - This holiday season, travel predictions estimate between 104 million and 115 million people will be on the move. Many of these travelers will be flying, and the Better Business Bureau advises them to be vigilant, especially about a scam targeting the TSA PreCheck program.
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40% drop in Metra trains could come in 2027, leaders warnNov 13, 2024 8:41 pm - Metra leaders are warning of service cuts of up to 40% in 2027 if a pending “fiscal cliff” materializes.
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Lots of legroom at O’Hare’s new parking structureNov 12, 2024 10:45 am - A new parking structure at O’Hare’s Terminal 5 more than doubles he number of spaces previously available.
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Metra’s traveling tribute to veterans hard to missNov 11, 2024 1:38 pm - Metra on Monday debuted a unique locomotive honoring veterans, active duty service members and reservists that will operate throughout the system this fall and winter.
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Grab your Metra holiday train tickets — they’ll sell faster than flying reindeerNov 11, 2024 11:21 am - Tickets for Metra’s popular holiday trains go on sale at noon Monday on six lines.
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What’s going on with effort to nix senior road test as veto session approaches?Nov 10, 2024 9:00 pm - Wait until next year is the prognosis for legislation aimed at ending Illinois’ annual road test for seniors.
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Strike at Boeing part of new era of labor activism long in decline at U.S. workplaces
Nov 05, 2024 2:19 pm - Organized labor has made itself heard over the past couple of years, and the number of actions taken by unions has soared. There were 470 work stoppages involving roughly 539,000 workers last year, according to Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The nearly 500 work stoppages resulted in about 24,874,522 strike days.
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CTA shrugging off pandemic service lows; how about Metra and Pace?Nov 04, 2024 6:53 pm - The CTA is touting its comeback from COVID-19. How do Metra and Pace stack up?
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Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds.’ Just don’t expect them to talk much about it