Articles filed under Transportation
-
Residents seek to preserve peace near Elburn roadSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Check Jan Jorstad's smartphone, and you'll find many, many recordings of life along Pouley Road near Elburn. She's captured the sounds of grackles as they take flight, a...
-
The next step for regulating UberSep 27, 2014 7:41 am - How do you deregulate a transportation service like taxis? The popularity of competitors such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar has stirred calls to loosen regulations and allow...
-
Official: At least 2 weeks until FAA facility reopensSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - The sabotage Friday at an air traffic control facility in Aurora continued to cause havoc Saturday on air travel in Chicago and across the nation and parts of the world....
-
Why Aurora air traffic control center is essentialSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - If it weren't for the guard post and security fence, most people wouldn't give 619 W. New Indian Trail Road in Aurora a second glance. But the nondescript building belie...
-
Will new rules make all trains carrying hazardous materials safe?Sep 26, 2014 5:00 am - More than one-third of Illinois' serious hazardous materials leaks from freight trains occur in the suburbs, which is one reason local safety advocates worry that new ru...
-
Previous Elgin, Aurora incidents that shut down air trafficSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - Here's a look at incidents at the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora and the Terminal Radar Approach Control center in Elgin that have impacted air traffic. May ...
-
FBI details FAA facility arsons, Naperville man's Facebook postSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - A 36-year-old Naperville man has been charged with one count of destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities in connection with a fire and other damage Friday that for...
-
Despite cancellations, SkyWest calls year successSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - PADUCAH, Ky. - A regional airline that handles flights from Paducah to Chicago says it is having its best year even though cancellations nearly doubled on the route from...
-
Sabotage raises questions about Chicago FAA vulnerabilitySep 26, 2014 1:01 am - From a bizarre act of sabotage to a malfunctioning fan, Chicago area air traffic control centers that aim to ensure flights across the nation and the world are on time h...
-
Tollway workers will have to start paying tolls in 2015Sep 25, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois tollway will eliminate a free ride for workers in 2015. Currently, a majority of employees get a break on paying tolls to and from work using "nonrevenue" t...