Articles filed under Transportation
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Lake Forest native recovering from LAX gunshot woundNov 01, 2013 6:25 pm - Brian Ludmer was about to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport Friday morning, headed to Boston for a family wedding. But the Lake Forest native now finds...
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State plans upgrades to National Guard centersNov 01, 2013 5:23 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials are announcing upgrades costing $3.3 million for three Illinois Army National Guard “readiness centers” in Chicago. Gov. Pat Quinn said...
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Snags set back air traffic control system updateOct 31, 2013 9:19 pm - WASHINGTON — After a decade of work and billions of dollars spent, the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system is in trouble. The ambitious and complex tech...
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Suburban transit needs bigger shareOct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Who gets and who gives? In the world of publicly funded goods and services, the two often don’t match up. Childless homeowners pay taxes so public schools can educate o...
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Trains delayed more than 3 hours after crashOct 29, 2013 6:03 pm - Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line stopped for more than three hours during Tuesday evening’s rush hour after a train struck and killed a pedestrian in Par...
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Undocumented immigrants can apply for driver’s licenses in DecemberOct 29, 2013 5:02 pm - Immigrants living in Illinois who entered the U.S. illegally may begin applying for a state driver’s license in December under a new state law supporters say will save m...
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Long Grove may seek its first property taxOct 29, 2013 5:30 am - Long Grove officials say they plan to put a question on the March primary election ballot that could result in the village’s first municipal property tax. The new revenu...
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New coffee shop coming to Arlington Park Metra stationOct 28, 2013 5:32 pm - A new coffee shop will be coming to the Arlington Park Metra station, but it will be familiar to frequent commuters around the suburbs. Morning Blend, which has location...
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Are suburbs getting short end of transit stick?Oct 28, 2013 5:00 am - If you pay $4.50 in tax for a sweater at Oakbrook Center, should some of that money go toward a midmorning Metra train on the BNSF? Or should a portion pay for a faster ...
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Gary airport enters talks with Washington firmOct 25, 2013 5:53 pm - GARY, Ind. — Officials at the Gary-Chicago International Airport have announced they have entered into exclusive talks with a Washington-based company to run the facilit...