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Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Oct 04, 2024 6:56 am - Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year's election.
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?

By CHRISTINA LARSON, HELEN WIEFFERING and MANUEL VALDES
Oct 03, 2024 6:45 am - Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys made for hunters, colorful squirt guns.
No valet zone: Naperville restaurant request for valet parking denied

By Alicia Fabbre
Oct 02, 2024 12:23 pm - A downtown Naperville restaurant will not be able to offer valet parking services.
Dockworkers’ strike could push up prices and cause shortages if it lasts for weeks

By TOM KRISHER and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA
Oct 01, 2024 7:01 am - A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight

Sep 30, 2024 2:50 pm - NEW YORK — The union representing U.S. dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports ...
A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?

By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Sep 30, 2024 12:58 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shu...
Is Tesla above license plate laws? We answer that, plus your questions on train noise and construction

By Marni Pyke
Sep 29, 2024 9:00 pm - From ‘horn-crazy’ trains in Arlington Heights to suspected EV scofflaws, we’re listening.
Planned replacement of two Elgin bridges pushed back

By Rick West
Sep 27, 2024 3:33 pm - The Elgin City Council was updated Wednesday on projects to replace two downtown bridges.
Southwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats and premium perks in 2026

By DAVID KOENIG
Sep 26, 2024 4:08 pm - DALLAS — Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats, charge...
Route 31 roadwork in Batavia expected to begin by October

By David Petesch
Sep 25, 2024 12:44 pm - Batavia motorists will see delays when traveling on Route 31 through the city next month, as roadwork reducing the route to two lanes could begin on Monday, Sept. 30.

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