Articles filed under Transportation
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Kane County Board defeats late amendments, locks in Longmeadow bridge tollFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Kane County has its first toll bridge, though a last-minute amendment could have added tolls to two other county bridge crossings. Tolls along the Longmeadow Parkway wil...
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Illegal to pump your own gas? New bill would create gas station attendant jobsFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Remember the days before self-serve when a station attendant would pump gas for you? According to a report on WBBM Newsradio, state Rep. Camille Lilly, a Democrat from C...
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Tollway director has hired 9 Chicago Housing Authority alums. That concerns some lawmakers.Feb 10, 2020 4:00 am - The tally of former Chicago Housing Authority employees in positions paying $85,000 to $195,000 at the Illinois tollway is growing, and that concerns some lawmakers give...
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O'Hare still the nation's busiest airport; 737 Max grounding drags down Midway's numbersFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - After a year on top of the busiest U.S. airport pinnacle, O'Hare shows no signs of losing its status. O'Hare International Airport handled 919,704 flights in 2019, a 1.8...
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Snow causing flight cancellations, delaysFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - Snow is falling, winds are gusting and Chicago's airports are already responding by shutting down or delaying flights. According to the Chicago Department of Aviation's ...
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Probe: No engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crashFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any evidence of en...
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Batavia gearing up for reconstruction of Main Street near downtownFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - Batavia leaders are gearing up for a $6.9 million project to reconstruct a more than half-mile stretch of Main Street from Water Street to Van Nortwick Avenue. The 0.59-...
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Bill banning red-light cameras passes House committeeFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - A bill that would ban red-light cameras in non-home rule communities was approved unanimously by an Illinois House committee Wednesday. The bill sponsored by Barrington ...
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United buys flight school to meet rising demand for pilotsFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago-based United Airlines Holdings is purchasing a flight-training school to help increase the supply of future pilots and is exploring ways to boost financing progr...
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Cost concerns delay Elburn vote on Anderson Road extensionFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Amid concerns raised by some trustees, the Elburn village board this week postponed a pair of votes on the Anderson Road extension and intersection improvements project....