Articles filed under Transportation
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Travelers tell tales as air traffic control facility reopensOct 13, 2014 5:30 am - What did 40 minutes of methodical, expert sabotage at one of the busiest air traffic control centers in the world Sept. 26 mean for Lori and Dan Palmer? They couldn't sa...
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Doesn't want longer runway at CEAOct 13, 2014 5:01 am - My family and I have lived in Prospect Heights since 1977 and have enjoyed being a part of this community. My wife has been a teacher for over 20 years in District 23 as...
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FAA Aurora air traffic center fully operationalOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Aurora air traffic center reopened early Monday, more than two weeks after damage from a deliberately set fire forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and di...
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Residents say pilot's actions spared lives on the groundOct 13, 2014 1:00 am - People living in South suburban Palos Hills looked at scattered pieces of a small plane and wondered Monday if the last act of the pilot before his death was to spare re...
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Mt. Prospect paying much more for road saltOct 12, 2014 7:30 am - Mount Prospect will have to pay more than 40 percent more for road salt this year, which could prove costly if this winter is like the last with its near record snowfall...
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Villa Park seeks road money to 'start investing in our town'Oct 12, 2014 7:00 am - Villa Park voters on Nov. 4 will face a referendum question that relates to their cars, their homes, their wallets and their town's infrastructure, safety and visual app...
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Editorial: Metra still has much selling to do on fare-hike planOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - There are some positive things to say about the plan Metra announced last week to increase fares in support of a systematic and thorough program to upgrade and maintain ...
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Suspect in subway shooting held on $2 million bailOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County judge ordered a man accused of shooting at a Chicago subway train held on $2 million bail. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 25-year-old Lorenzo Jones of ...
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Does the gov't have the power to order airport Ebola screenings?Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authori...
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Lawmakers aren't embracing Metra fare increasesOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - State lawmakers Friday were not ready to climb on board Metra's call for a decade of fare hikes. Metra's board of directors Thursday announced a sweeping plan to raise t...