Articles filed under Transportation
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Smoke stops American Eagle flight at U of I airportAug 29, 2013 4:00 pm - SAVOY, Ill. — An American Eagle flight scheduled to fly from the University of Illinois’ airport to Dallas-Fort Worth was aborted after crew members noticed smoke in the...
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Cook County looking for Metra board replacementAug 28, 2013 6:23 pm - A member of the Cook County Board is asking for applications to be on the Metra board of directors. County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski put out a news release Wednesday as...
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Metra board member says he’s done at end of termAug 28, 2013 2:33 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against the controversial severance package for the agency’s former CEO says he’s leaving the board once his term expires in June. ...
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How IDOT truck escaped red-light ticketAug 28, 2013 5:15 am - Illinois Department of Transportation officials are investigating whether a veteran highway maintenance employee misused department letterhead and violated department po...
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Quinn allows tollway to set up ‘website of shame’Aug 27, 2013 5:13 pm - The Illinois Tollway will be allowed to publish the names of people who owe more than $1,000 online under legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday. Officials would h...
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Schaumburg plans access to entertainment districtAug 27, 2013 4:55 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding for a full interchange on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway at Roselle Road and set a time frame for a ...
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Quinn vetoes mass transit contracts billAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn rejected a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Illinois’ mass transit agencies to spend more on projects without giving public notice or going through a ...
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Cook county commissioners want three Metra board to resignAug 27, 2013 3:38 pm - A group of suburban Cook County commissioners is calling for the resignation of three of the remaining six Metra board members. The three Metra board members all represe...
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Cook County commissioners want 3 Metra board members to resignAug 27, 2013 10:23 am - Suburban Cook County commissioners want the three remaining Metra board members who represent the county’s suburbs to resign, saying the scandal-ridden board has lost th...
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Fairfield Road to close next monthAug 26, 2013 11:47 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation will close Fairfield Road to through traffic from Petite Lake Road to Route 132 beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, for 14 ...