Articles filed under Transportation
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Flight disruptions cascade across U.S. after computer outageJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, and the government lau...
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Detour ahead: Wheaton plans Manchester Road closure for sewer workJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - Drivers in north Wheaton will face a major sewer project slated to shut down a well-traveled stretch of Manchester Road at the start of summer. The Wheaton Sanitary Dist...
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FAA computer debacle delays hundreds of O'Hare, Midway flightsJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - Wednesday's aviation computer meltdown snarled flights for countless business travelers, families and honeymooners at O'Hare International Airport. The Federal Aviation ...
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Metra rolls out new website to track trains in real timeJan 10, 2023 4:05 am - Metra debuts a new train tracking system today that will allow riders to see where their trains are in real time and when they should arrive. The metratracker.com websit...
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Bumper to bumper: Chicago area ranked worst in the nation for traffic congestionJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - How bad is traffic in the Chicago area? How about worst in the nation, according to a report that finds in 2022 the average local driver lost 155 hours a year to congest...
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Small plane makes emergency landing on I-355Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - A small plane made a safe, emergency landing on busy I-355 near Bolingbrook on Tuesday. The single-engine Beechcraft G33 didn't hit any vehicles or tollway equipment whe...
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Expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022. Here's why and where they occurred.Jan 09, 2023 4:30 am - After an eruption of violence in 2021, expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022, Illinois State Police data shows. Reports of highway gunplay, almost all in Ch...
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Woman escapes stuck vehicle before Metra train hits it in SchaumburgJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Metra Milwaukee District West train headed toward Chicago struck a minivan stuck on the tracks Saturday night just west of the Schaumburg station. A woman in the vehic...
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Driver cited in crash that killed woman on bikeJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - The family of cyclist Nancy Nozicka said Thursday they now have some closure after a Libertyville driver was cited following a fatal crash this summer in Lake County. No...
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Arlington Heights Road upgrade through Elk Grove 'substantially completed'Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - A $7.1 million project to reconstruct and improve a 1.2-mile stretch of Arlington Heights Road through Elk Grove Village is substantially complete, the village announced...