Articles filed under Transportation
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Businesses scramble as flights continue to be canceled, delayedSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - Local businesses continued to scramble Monday with shipments and air travel on the fourth day of major flight disruptions resulting from damage to an air traffic control...
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FAA: 2 weeks to reopen Chicago-area control centerSep 29, 2014 1:00 am - The Federal Aviation Administration says it will take about two weeks to fully reopen a Chicago-area control center where an act of sabotage brought the city's two inter...
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FAA chief promises better fallback plan, improved security after fireSep 29, 2014 1:00 am - Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta's promise to come up with a better Plan B likely won't get him off the hot seat as fallout continued from sabotage at an Au...
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Attorney: Man charged in FAA fire made 'tragic mistake'Sep 29, 2014 1:00 am - The Naperville man whose failed suicide attempt Friday in the Chicago Center air traffic control facility in Aurora forced the cancellation of thousands of flights at O'...
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Railroad work plannedSep 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Canadian National Railroad crossing on Butterfield Road south of Route 60 in Mundelein will be closed for six days starting Oct 6 because of maintenance. Motorists s...
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Durbin calls for inquiry into fire at Aurora air-traffic centerSep 28, 2014 1:00 am - As federal officials declared it will be at least two more weeks until the Chicago Center air-traffic facility in Aurora is back at full capacity, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ...
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Residents seek to preserve peace near Elburn roadSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Check Jan Jorstad's smartphone, and you'll find many, many recordings of life along Pouley Road near Elburn. She's captured the sounds of grackles as they take flight, a...
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The next step for regulating UberSep 27, 2014 7:41 am - How do you deregulate a transportation service like taxis? The popularity of competitors such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar has stirred calls to loosen regulations and allow...
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Official: At least 2 weeks until FAA facility reopensSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - The sabotage Friday at an air traffic control facility in Aurora continued to cause havoc Saturday on air travel in Chicago and across the nation and parts of the world....
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Why Aurora air traffic control center is essentialSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - If it weren't for the guard post and security fence, most people wouldn't give 619 W. New Indian Trail Road in Aurora a second glance. But the nondescript building belie...