Articles filed under Transportation
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RTA grants will combat reliance on carsNov 04, 2013 12:15 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority is distributing $360,000 in grants for 10 projects that entice suburbanites out of their cars and into Pace buses or Metra trains, ...
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Travelers will see more police at airportsNov 02, 2013 7:16 pm - Local police will increase their presence at U.S. airports, as Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport reopened and air traffic returned to normal the day after ...
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L.A. airport lets some back in terminalNov 02, 2013 4:03 pm - eople were being allowed back into Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport to reclaim their luggage and belongings where a gunman opened fire Friday, killing a s...
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Secretary of state office to open Nov. 5 in Des PlainesNov 02, 2013 8:00 am - Secretary of state completing move to Des Plaines site
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Fatal accident closes Dan Ryan for hoursNov 01, 2013 7:22 pm - Illinois State Police say one person was killed when an auto and dump truck collided on Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway, forcing the closing of northbound lanes for severa...
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Lake Forest native recovering from LAX gunshot woundNov 01, 2013 6:25 pm - Brian Ludmer was about to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport Friday morning, headed to Boston for a family wedding. But the Lake Forest native now finds...
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State plans upgrades to National Guard centersNov 01, 2013 5:23 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials are announcing upgrades costing $3.3 million for three Illinois Army National Guard “readiness centers” in Chicago. Gov. Pat Quinn said...
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Snags set back air traffic control system updateOct 31, 2013 9:19 pm - WASHINGTON — After a decade of work and billions of dollars spent, the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system is in trouble. The ambitious and complex tech...
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Suburban transit needs bigger shareOct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Who gets and who gives? In the world of publicly funded goods and services, the two often don’t match up. Childless homeowners pay taxes so public schools can educate o...
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Trains delayed more than 3 hours after crashOct 29, 2013 6:03 pm - Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line stopped for more than three hours during Tuesday evening’s rush hour after a train struck and killed a pedestrian in Par...