Articles filed under Transportation
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Route 53 expansion inches forwardJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - If the jury in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s retrial could reach an amicable consensus on 17 of 20 criminal counts, there’s hope for a new Illinois tollway panel looking...
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Mechanical failure caused emergency landing of Chicago United ’10 flightJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Investigators say a mechanical failure and a confusing flight manual contributed to an emergency landing of a United Airlines flight out of Chicago at Newark Liberty Int...
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Tollway vows to speed up violation noticesJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - The tollway violation notice you receive in the mail won't be a blast from the past, anymore. Recognizing a trend of tardy fine notifications for missing three toll paym...
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Could Elgin O’Hare’s finish mean higher tolls?Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - A systemwide toll increase and tolls on a segment of I-290 are all on the table as possible ways of paying to extend the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and build a western bypa...
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Judge orders Amtrak crash evidence protectedJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - A judge handling the first lawsuit in a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada issued a protective order Wednesday prohibiting the destruction or disposal of any evidence tied to...
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Watch out for extended warrantiesJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - By Marni Pyke Watch out for bogus extended service warranties on your vehicle, the Better Business Bureau warns. You may think you’re getting extra protection from the m...
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Big truck debate: Local police say no to weight gainJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - My views on trucks always vary depending on whether my car's been spattered with debris from a load without a tarpaulin or if I'm feeling guilty after squeezing into a l...
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Glendale Heights adding red-light camerasJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Add Glendale Heights to the growing list of towns using red-light cameras for traffic enforcement. The village next year will install cameras at the intersection of Nort...
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What to do if an airline changes your flight planJun 26, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — It’s the ultimate travel bait and switch. You book a ticket on a nonstop flight but the airline cancels it a few weeks later, leaving a computer to automatica...
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Amtrak train from Chicago strikes truckJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ RENO, Nev. — A collision between an Amtrak train and a semitrailer truck at a railroad crossing on a rural northern Nev...