Articles filed under Transportation
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Allegiant delays flights to inspect MD-80 slidesSep 20, 2013 6:16 pm - LAS VEGAS — Allegiant Airlines took more than half of its fleet of MD-80 aircraft out of service Friday to inspect emergency slides, four days after passengers and crew ...
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Metra releasing confidential files to state investigatorsSep 20, 2013 5:41 pm - After a nearly two-hour executive session Friday, Metra board members voted to release confidential documents to state investigators looking into its latest scandal. “We...
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Roadwork moves south on Route 59 in Naperville, AuroraSep 20, 2013 2:02 pm - Median removal work on the southern portion of the Route 59 construction zone in Naperville is set to begin Monday, causing the city to warn drivers of lane closures and...
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Truck hits Chicago-bound bus, killing 2Sep 19, 2013 10:48 pm - CARTHAGE, Texas — A tractor-trailer rig slammed broadside into a passenger bus early Thursday on a rural East Texas road, killing the bus driver and a passenger and inju...
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Tollway may relax time to pay back tollsSep 19, 2013 5:00 pm - You'd still owe for that missed toll, but you'd have more time to scrounge money or buy a lottery ticket to cover the cost under a plan adopted by a tollway panel Thursd...
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Editorial: Pledge today never to text and driveSep 19, 2013 5:00 am - Take the pledge. Today. Tell your friends and your family that from this day forward you vow never to text while driving. Resolutions made publicly are less likely to be...
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Metra trains heading to north, west suburbs delayedSep 18, 2013 9:26 pm - Trains on at least four Metra lines heading into the north and west suburbs are delayed as torrential rain and hail continue to fall in Chicago. According to the Metra w...
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Race for O’Halloran’s Metra spot is onSep 18, 2013 4:45 pm - Cook County commissioners will size up applicants for the Metra board position vacated by former Chairman Brad O’Halloran in an open meeting Oct. 1. O’Halloran departed ...
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State police expanding use of stun guns on highways, tollwaysSep 18, 2013 10:51 am - Illinois State Police District 15 troopers who patrol the region’s tollways will be getting reinforcements soon by way of stun guns. Illinois State Toll Highway Authorit...
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Tollway puts Route 53 on front burnerSep 17, 2013 6:00 pm - An advisory group will start tackling the difficult issues of how to pay for a proposed Route 53 extension north and what its ultimate design should be. The Illinois tol...