Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra train kills pedestrian near Fort SheridanNov 29, 2013 6:52 pm - Two people were hit by Metra trains Friday night, one of them fatally, in separate incidents on different lines. The first, less serious accident occurred in Downers Gro...
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Waukegan Public Library to unveil new children’s exhibitNov 29, 2013 12:33 pm - Walk, bike, or drive to the Waukegan Public Library’s all-new transportation exhibit, “The Places You’ll Go,” opening on Dec. 8 in its children’s department. The exhibi...
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Airport chaplains let fliers connect with heavensNov 28, 2013 5:00 am - ATLANTA — The Rev. Frank Colladay Jr. stood at the end of the gate waiting. On the arriving plane was a passenger whose husband had just died of a heart attack on anothe...
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Federal judge clears airline merger for takeoffNov 27, 2013 1:00 pm - A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for American Airlines and US Airways to complete their merger and create the world's largest airline. The judge ruled Wedn...
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Thanksgiving means family reunions at O'HareNov 27, 2013 1:00 pm - As they scanned the stream of newly arriving passengers at O'Hare International Airport Wednesday, Bose and Shanthi Bendi's thoughts drifted back two decades to a long j...
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Millions hit the road — and skies — this holidayNov 26, 2013 4:57 pm - Ten million tollway drivers, 1.4 million O’Hare passengers, 737,537 or more Amtrak riders, 200 police departments and a partridge — actually, a deer — in the headlights....
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New breed of buses draws Thanksgiving travelersNov 26, 2013 3:09 pm - CHICAGO — As millions of Americans hurtle through the jumble of transportation arteries for Thanksgiving, many are discovering that bus travel may be the cheapest, comfi...
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Route 59 construction taking break Thanksgiving weekendNov 26, 2013 7:00 am - Lane closures and construction work are expected to take a holiday over Thanksgiving weekend on the 3.5-mile Route 59 widening project in Naperville and Aurora. Barricad...
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Atkinson Road extension in Grayslake opens nearly two decades after being proposedNov 26, 2013 4:30 am - The first project in what has been a nearly two-decade process to ease congestion in Grayslake is complete with the extension of Atkinson Road. “Everyone here is really ...
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Former Metra chair's bank link led to ethics inquiryNov 25, 2013 4:30 am - Just when I thought the dust was settling from Metra, a recent Freedom of Information Act request raises new questions about the power struggle between former CEO Alex C...