Articles filed under Transportation
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Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement over holiday flight-canceling meltdown last yearDec 18, 2023 9:14 am - DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when ...
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Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happyDec 18, 2023 6:32 am - Describing the policy as anywhere from “unfair” to “terrible,” numerous Illinois drivers are fired up about living in the only state requiring seniors to take road tests....
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Tollway expands Move Illinois programDec 16, 2023 5:30 am - Complex I-490 work, revamped toll plazas among needs
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More questions after NTSB report on CTA crashDec 16, 2023 5:30 am - Operator acted correctly, but braking and mysterious material on rails are outliers, expert says.
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Train horns will again be silenced in Lake County Quiet ZoneDec 14, 2023 1:49 pm - Federal authorities find all communities compliant with required upgrades
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No reason for Illinois to stand aloneDec 12, 2023 11:02 pm - The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office favors pushing back the age of required road tests for seniors based on statistics from the COVID-19 era. (Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com)
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Big upgrades coming to Union Station; more trains to Midwestern cities plannedDec 12, 2023 5:00 am - A massive revamp of Chicago's Union Station plus potentially more trains to Midwestern cities including Milwaukee are among the projects Amtrak is eying with over $101 m...
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China's homegrown C919 aircraft arrives in Hong Kong in maiden flight outside the mainlandDec 12, 2023 12:00 am - HONG KONG - A Chinese C919 jet arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday in the Chinese-made plane's first foray outside of mainland China as its manufacturer prepares to take on ...
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Is Illinois' mandatory road test for seniors fair? The 49 other states don't do itDec 11, 2023 4:00 am - John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew his li...
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Holiday crowds at airports and on highways are expected to be even bigger than last yearDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. Auto club AAA forecast Monday that ...