Articles filed under Transportation
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Tollway launches 'Hot Weather Patrols' to assist motoristsJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has launched around-the-clock "hot weather patrols" to locate and assist motorists during high temperatures and humidity ...
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How America's trucker shortage could undermine our economyJul 01, 2018 1:10 am - LAKE MILTON, Ohio - Bob Blocksom, an 87-year-old former insurance salesman, needs a job. He hasn't saved enough money for his retirement. And trucking companies, despera...
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Bartlett police announce post-fireworks traffic planJul 01, 2018 1:00 am - The Bartlett Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza will be held from 9:30 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, at Apple Orchard Park near the intersection of South Bartlett ...
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Amid trucker shortage, Trump team pilots program to drop driving age requirement to 18Jul 01, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is advancing a program to let some younger workers drive big trucks across state lines, signaling an openness to lowering the drivi...
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Distracted driving: In-car technology complicates deadly, addictive issueJun 30, 2018 1:00 am - It's illegal in 47 states, but too many people are addicted. It's restricted in 15 states, but it happens in broad daylight and hardly anyone gets caught in the act. It'...
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Analysis: I took AAA's distracted driving road test. It wasn't pretty.Jun 30, 2018 1:00 am - A brief run around a test track with AAA researchers demonstrated just how stupid we human beings can become while using smart technology to get around. At least I was. ...
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Buffalo Grove to spend $36,000 to let public know about roadworkJun 26, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove will spend as much as $36,000 on efforts to let the public know about upcoming road projects in the village - even though other public bodies are conductin...
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Central Road resurfacing begins today in Arlington Heights, Mount ProspectJun 25, 2018 5:30 am - Drivers in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect should brace for delays and detours starting today as work begins to resurface a 3-mile stretch of Central Road. Construc...
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New approach to dispersing O'Hare noise could spell nighttime reliefJun 25, 2018 5:30 am - Vector headings? It sounds like a reference from the movie "Solo," but aviation experts hope tweaking the direction jets fly when departing O'Hare will mean sweet dreams...
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Rosemont's Stephens appointed to tollway boardJun 25, 2018 1:00 am - The suburbs gained another voice on the Illinois tollway's board of directors Monday when Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the appointment of Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens to ...