Articles filed under Transportation
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Are red-light camera crash results inflated?Jan 25, 2016 4:45 am - Red-light cameras began proliferating at suburban intersections in 2009 with the justification that they would prevent crashes. The same year, the Illinois Department of...
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Make red-light camera data more accessible, lawmaker saysJan 25, 2016 4:45 am - You just received a $100 ticket in the mail courtesy of a red-light camera. How to pay the fine, view the violation and appeal the citation are clearly spelled out. But ...
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Jet noise proposal: Less at night but more at dawn?Jan 25, 2016 12:00 am - More options to rotate O'Hare flights overnight were welcomed by suburban and Chicago leaders Monday but a new plan for aircraft landing at dawn raised fears of more jet...
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Did red-light cameras cut crashes? Not always, analysis showsJan 24, 2016 6:30 am -
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Editorial: Let the public assess red-light camerasJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - For years now, we've been warning about the immorality of red-light camera profits that have tempted officials in many suburban municipalities. We're open to the idea th...
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Hoffman Estates hosts 'Rules of the Road' class for seniorsJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - "Rules of the Road," a course for senior citizens to review safe driving techniques and learn what to expect when renewing a driver's license, will be held from 1:30 to ...
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More than 220 flights canceled at Chicago airports due to East Coast stormJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - More than 170 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport Saturday as a massive winter storm pummels the East Coast. Another 50 flights were grounded for the d...
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Woman who drove onto tracks killed by impact, not fireJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - The 61-year-old Rolling Meadows woman whose SUV was struck by a train in Arlington Heights on Thursday died from the impact and not from the ensuing fire, the Cook Count...
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How to get rid of red light camerasJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - The suburbs' infatuation with red light cameras could be waning, if Algonquin is any kind of bellwether. It's not because of any legislative action, like the attempt las...
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O'Hare no longer busiest U.S. airportJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport bumped O'Hare International Airport from its peak as the nation's busiest airport in 2015, data released Thursday by t...