Articles filed under Transportation
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Amtrak train from Chicago strikes truckJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ RENO, Nev. — A collision between an Amtrak train and a semitrailer truck at a railroad crossing on a rural northern Nev...
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Metra honors Mount Prospect response to May 13 crashJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - Metra officials recognized Mount Prospect this week for the village’s response to the May 13 train collision that took one man’s life. Alex Clifford, CEO of Metra, and ...
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Passenger traffic is soaring at Rockford airportJun 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Chicago Rockford International Airport saw a 12 percent increase in passengers in May, the sixth-straight month of year-over-year growth. Destinations like Cancun might ...
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Pump pain means more staycations this July 4Jun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Dependence on high-priced gas means fewer Americans will celebrate Independence Day on the road this year. AAA predicts a nearly 1 million dip in the number of people dr...
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Regional Transportation Authority demands state pay upJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - You owe us $400 million and transit will suffer if it’s not paid is the gist of a Regional Transportation Authority letter to Gov. Pat Quinn and state Comptroller Judy B...
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Which suburban towns have most DUI arrestsJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Twenty-nine years ago, rookie police officer David Dial handled his first DUI crash. A car driven by a drunken driver in heavy rains hydroplaned into oncoming traffic, c...
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A new bus route for Carpentersville?Jun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Could Carpentersville use another bus route? Village officials hope the Regional Transit Authority thinks so. Carpentersville has applied for a grant to help fund a tra...
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Metra board adds not-so-new faceJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - One of the newest members on Metra's board of directors already has a history with the agency. Orland Park Trustee Brad O'Halloran served as Metra director for nine mont...
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Wheeling, Deerfield road work begins MondayJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation will be reconstructing a bridge and relocating a water main on Dundee Road in Wheeling just west of Wolf Road Monday, June 20, ...
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Metra cop accused of beating man in Round Lake Park barJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - A veteran Metra police officer is due in court next month to answer a battery charge that resulted from a bar altercation in Round Lake Park, authorities said. Round Lak...