Articles filed under Transportation
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Solving your pressing transit mysteriesAug 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Clocks at O'Hare, tollway oasis peeves, eclectic Pace bus routes, Metra ticket glitches and local road tie-ups. All questions from readers that we hope to answer today. ...
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Illinois gas prices shock motorists this weekAug 03, 2012 4:00 pm - SAVOY, Ill. — The shock of sharp gas-price increases is hitting motorists across Illinois. University of Illinois professor Mike Biehl felt it on Friday as the total on ...
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Lolla’s hot music equals slower trainsAug 03, 2012 3:26 pm - Metra trains will operate at a Grateful Dead rather than a Red Hot Chili Peppers tempo over the weekend. In other words, crowds of Lollapalooza fans boarding trains and ...
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Watch for detours, closures during Tour of Elk GroveAug 03, 2012 1:25 pm - Drivers traversing Elk Grove Village this weekend should watch for detours and road closures during the Tour of Elk Grove, which is expected to draw hundreds of riders a...
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Weigh in on high-speed railAug 02, 2012 5:57 pm - Is it a snail, a cheetah or somewhere between the two? That’s the debate over plans for 110 mph high-speed rail in Illinois between Chicago and St. Louis, and next week ...
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O’Hare terminal reopened after probe of suspicious itemAug 02, 2012 3:57 pm - A terminal at O’Hare International Airport was closed to passengers for about two hours Thursday because of a suspicious item, officials said. Canines with the Transpor...
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One dead, three dozen hurt in Megabus crashAug 02, 2012 2:00 pm - As a Megabus slammed into a bridge support pillar on an interstate highway in Illinois, the impact was so powerful that it flung 16-year-old passenger Baysha Collins fro...
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Man found electrocuted on el tracksAug 01, 2012 4:36 pm - Investigators in Chicago are trying to figure out what happened to an unidentified man who was found electrocuted on the Chicago Transit Authority’s train tracks. Police...
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Refinery issues, oil spill aid late July fuel spikeAug 01, 2012 2:00 pm - Stomach-churning, highs and lows, instability. No, not the roller coaster ride at a county fair last month, but rather the painfully volatile cost of gas. Illinois actua...
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My unforgettable day on a B-24, and with a very special vetAug 01, 2012 8:07 am - My unforgettable day on a B-24, and with a very special veteran