Articles filed under Transportation
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Navistar accused of bilking $1.3B in defense contractDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - Lisle-based Navistar International and its defense unit are accused of bilking almost $1.3 billion from the U.S. government in connection with a contract for military ve...
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Airport board names new directorDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - WEST CHICAGO - The DuPage Airport Authority board of directors recently hired Mark Doles as executive director. Doles had been serving as the interim executive director ...
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Behind the scenes of a collision prevented over O'Hare: The conclusionDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Second of two parts It's March 1 at the busiest airport in the nation and air traffic controllers have just noticed a disaster about to happen. An Envoy Air regiona...
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Report paints dire picture of services for disabled and elderly transit ridersDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - People with disabilities and the elderly are often "stranded and isolated" in their homes because of meager transit options, a Metropolitan Planning Council report finds...
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Police: Man arrested after carrying shotgun onto train in ElburnNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago man has been arrested after authorities say he carried an unloaded shotgun onto a Metra train in Elburn. Elburn police said in a news release that they were ca...
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How Barrington will get more revenue by cutting quarterly train station parking feeNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - A reduction in the quarterly parking fee at downtown Barrington's train station means more revenue will be generated for the village because the amount will fall below a...
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Pack Barrington's train station platform to support ill childrenNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - Seriously ill children from across the suburbs will find added excitement while they ride a special Metra train during Operation North Pole next month. In a first-time e...
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Wind gusts topping 55 mph reported in Chicago areaNov 27, 2019 12:00 am -
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Hanover Park man dies after being hit by tow truck at O'HareNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 70-year-old Hanover Park man died Tuesday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a tow truck at O'Hare International Airport. Syed Muhammed Imam was pronounced d...
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Teary-eyed returns home from college, and other Thanksgiving reunions at O'HareNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - Tears at the airport are usually a sign of a painful parting, but in Emma Wilkinson's case, it was all about joy Wednesday. A posse of her parents, Nancy and Brad Wilkin...