Articles filed under Transportation
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10 transit tips for the New Year's holidayDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - If your New Year's Eve plans don't involve hunkering down at home or sleeping when the clock strikes midnight, here are 10 travel tips for the big night and long weekend...
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United plane skids on runway at O'HareDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - The FAA is investigating the circumstances that caused a United Airlines Boeing 737-900 from Seattle with 170 aboard to skid on a snowy runway at O'Hare International Ai...
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Passengers weather uncertainties at O'HareDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - After more than 1,000 cancellations Monday, a degree of normalcy returned to O'Hare International Airport today. But the hangover from snowstorms and freezing rain loca...
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Pyke: What to expect for planes, trains and automobiles in 2016Dec 27, 2015 10:00 pm - More on-time flights at O'Hare? Uber and Lyft battling it out in the suburbs? Pace buses zipping along the I-90 shoulder? With 2015 fading fast, it's time to prognostica...
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Dangerous helicopter bird strikes on the rise, FAA warnsDec 27, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The crew of a Dallas police helicopter was searching for a capsized boat last March, when there was a loud explosion and wind rushed through a huge hole in ...
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Railroad bridge work continues in GurneeDec 27, 2015 12:00 am - Work is expected to continue through Friday, Jan. 15, on a Canadian Pacific Railroad bridge over Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee, according to village officials. The bridge m...
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Buffalo Grove completes new salt domeDec 26, 2015 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove's new salt dome was completed early and with some cost savings. Public Works Director Mike Reynolds said last week that the work was completed four days ah...
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I-90 crash backs up traffic in Schaumburg areaDec 25, 2015 3:07 pm - Minor injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on eastbound I-90 in Schaumburg, authorities said. Two vehicles collided about 3:30 p.m. on the tol...
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Lester: Foster families get a treat from Illinois TollwayDec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Whether you've been a couple of nickels short or just in a hurry, odds are pretty good that you've thrown something other than legal tender into a tollway coin basket. A...
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Chicago Executive Airport officials: Keep your drone awayDec 23, 2015 4:30 am - So you're getting a drone for Christmas, and you can't wait to rip open the packaging and fly your new toy in the crisp December air. Suburban airport officials say you ...