Articles filed under Transportation
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NTSB probes close call at O’HareMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board investigators are talking to pilots, air traffic controllers and reviewing data involved in a near-miss at O’Hare International Airp...
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High gas costs take a slight bite out of Memorial Day travelMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Flying is up and driving is down this coming Memorial Day weekend, but millions still are expected to bite the bullet of high gas prices during the holiday. AAA Chicago ...
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NTSB reviewing O’Hare close-callMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - The National Transportation Safety Board’s review of a near collision between two planes at O’Hare International Airport Monday morning indicated the one of the planes w...
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Man struck by Metra train in GlenviewMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - An inbound Metra train struck and killed a man in Glenview early Wednesday evening, according to a Metra spokesman. The man was struck about 5:45 p.m. near Chestnut Aven...
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FAA: Error nearly caused collision at O'HareMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - An air traffic controller's error nearly caused two planes to collide at O'Hare International Airport Monday morning shortly after Vice President Joe Biden's plane lande...
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Local police struggle to stop distracted drivingMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Nothing like a good game of Scrabble. Except that driving gets in the way. I kid you not. Recently, Buffalo Grove police C-I-T-E-D a driver playing Scrabble on an electr...
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Kane County chairman, Metra director at oddsMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - The future of one director on the embattled Metra board is in play following the Kane County chairman's call for her resignation. Saying “the current board provides a di...
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Metra expanding no-cell-phone carsMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Shhhhh. Metra will expand its popular no-cell-phone cars to all lines June 6 after a successful pilot project. This also means muted electronic devices and headphones on...
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Carol Stream wants to add red-light cameras to county intersectionsMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - A silver minivan slows, but doesn't stop, as its driver makes a left turn from westbound North Avenue to southbound Gary Avenue in Carol Stream. The elderly Bloomingdale...
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Weiland Road meeting in Buffalo Grove postponedMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The second Weiland Road/Prairie Road Neighborhood Meeting originally scheduled for May 19 has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, in the Buffalo Grove council ...