Articles filed under Transportation
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Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to spaceMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (AP) - Virgin Galactic completed what's expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space, marking wh...
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2 planes aborted landings in San Francisco when a Southwest jet taxied across their runwaysMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two airliners aborted landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across runways...
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If Bears' plan means widening Wilke, don't expect money from Rolling Meadows, alderman saysMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows are sharing the local costs of a $4.5 million resurfacing of Wilke Road and other improvements along the thoroughfare. But if the r...
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Travel is up and gas prices are down, AAA reports as long weekend beckonsMay 23, 2023 5:10 am - Despite irritating gas prices and inflationary buzzkills, more than 2 million Illinoisans will escape for the first big holiday weekend of 2023, AAA predicts. Nationwide...
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Downtown Arlington Heights commuter lot closing for resurfacingMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights' Commuter Parking Lot A, located west of Vail Ave and along Northwest Highway, is scheduled to be closed until Friday evening for resurfacing work. Ele...
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Schedule tweaks coming on Metra UP West and Northwest linesMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - Metra passengers on the Union Pacific Northwest and West lines can expect some schedule churn next week. Alterations that start next Tuesday range from adding stops to t...
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'Emergency, emergency, emergency': Witnesses detail fatal Metra crash one year agoMay 22, 2023 5:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com The time that elapsed between a truck freezing on a rail crossing in Clarendon Hills and its collision with a Metra BNSF Line train w...
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Mount Prospect intersection closing for three days beginning MondayMay 21, 2023 1:00 am - The intersection of Euclid Avenue and Wolf Road in Mount Prospect will be closed for three days beginning Monday evening. The closure is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Mon...
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Metra launches new safety campaign promoting appMay 20, 2023 1:00 am - Metra is launching a new publicity campaign aimed at encouraging commuters to report anything from nefarious activity to emergencies to unattended bags. Bright yellow po...
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Expect delays at I-88 interchange with Tri-State, Elmhurst Road over I-90May 19, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois tollway drivers can expect traffic angst near Oak Brook as construction intensifies on a major interchange. The agency is rebuilding and reconfiguring the notor...