Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra employees cautioned after shakedown scandalApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - It shouldn't be necessary, but Metra's new CEO is warning employees against any unethical behavior in the wake of an investigation into whether a former executive attemp...
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Crash brings I-90 traffic to a crawlApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Rush-hour traffic is crawling through the area around the Des Plaines oasis on westbound Interstate 90 due to a three-vehicle crash. The collision, which occurred about ...
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Agents seize 1,700+ fake licenses at O’HareApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Customs agents have seized more than 1,700 counterfeit driver’s licenses at O’Hare International Airport this year that have been sent over from China, the agency a...
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FAA puts extra controllers at towers after sleeping incidentApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - DuPage Airport air traffic controllers won’t fly solo on the midnight shift any more, as federal authorities react to news of a sleeping on the job incident in Nevada, o...
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“It sends a jolt through your body” Why you should slow down for construction workersApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Next time I feel the need for speed in a work zone, I'll think of Rocky O'Connor. Husband. Father of four. And superintendent at Roadsafe Traffic Systems. They're the me...
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Pace to alert paratransit riders when van’s comingApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - Disabled riders using Pace’s pickup van service won’t have to wonder if their driver will be on time with the introduction of a new alert system. Instead, paratransit us...
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Tollway audit finds favoritism in hiringApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - Political connections mattered more than qualifications for some jobs at the Illinois tollway, an audit indicated Monday. The report centered on people hired in 2003 and...
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Lombard upgrades pedestrian tunnel designApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - By this time next year, a tunnel under the Union Pacific West railroad in downtown Lombard won’t be just a dream, and won’t yet be a reality. It’ll be somewhere in the m...
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Will gas prices reach $5 a gallon in suburbs?Apr 07, 2011 12:00 am - It's painful to pump gas these days with prices in the region averaging around $4 for a gallon of regular. But whether that pain will dull in comparison once the summer ...
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Drunk passenger diverts flight to ChicagoApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - DALLAS — An American Airlines flight from North Texas to Paris had to divert to Chicago because of an apparent intoxicated passenger. Flight 48 left Dallas-Fort Worth I...