Articles filed under Transportation
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Boeing machinists OK contract tied to 777XJan 04, 2014 12:00 pm - SEATTLE — Boeing machinists narrowly approved a contract Friday that concedes some benefits in order to secure assembly of the new 777X airplane for the Puget Sound regi...
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Mt. Prospect selling parking passes for Metra lotsJan 03, 2014 4:56 pm - Mount Prospect will implement “Easy Park” March 1 in its parking lots for Metra commuters. Rather than paying at the parking machine each day, commuters will have the op...
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Woman hospitalized after crash into I-90 guardrailJan 03, 2014 1:00 pm - A one-vehicle crash into the right-side guardrail on the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elmhurst Road at 1:28 p.m. Friday triggered a traffic backup that ex...
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Chicago fire causes Elgin Metra delaysJan 03, 2014 9:00 am - A warehouse fire in Chicago is causing major delays on the Metra Milwaukee District West train line this morning. According to ABC 7, the warehouse fire began just after...
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Midway Airport experiencing heavy delaysJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Hundreds of passengers found themselves stuck on the tarmac for hours at Chicago's Midway International Airport, NBC 5 Chicago is reporting. As many as 30 planes were s...
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Curb-to-curb bus service available:Jan 02, 2014 3:17 pm - Fremont Township residents now have access to curb-to-curb dial-a-ride bus service to anywhere in Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa, and Wauconda townships. The ...
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Train strikes car in Des PlainesDec 31, 2013 7:51 pm - An outbound Metra train struck a car as it approached the Des Plaines station near River Road and Miner Street this evening. About 6:30 p.m. Delia Enrique, of Niles, was...
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Emanuel names new transportation chiefDec 31, 2013 2:47 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has named a Chicago Transit Authority planning officer as the head of the city’s Department of Transportation. A news release Tuesday from th...
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Ride with CTA tonight for just a pennyDec 31, 2013 2:46 pm - New Year’s Eve revelers in Chicago can get a ride home for a penny again this year. The Chicago Transit Authority is continuing its holiday tradition on Tuesday. It will...
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New year, new start for airport as Wheeling, Prospect Hts. settle disputesDec 31, 2013 4:30 am - After years of squabbling, Wheeling and Prospect Heights have announced they’ve cleared the financial and governmental skies over the Chicago Executive Airport. Under an...