Articles filed under Transportation
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Customs agent convicted of stealing $5,000 from travelerSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - A former customs agent stationed at O'Hare International is facing 10 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of embezzlement for taking $5,000 in cash from a...
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Pace contemplates 25-cent fare hikeSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Pace leaders are advising riders to brace themselves for a 25-cent fare hike in 2018 - the offshoot of a punitive state budget, officials said. "It was a horrible budget...
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Metra proposes fare hikes, service cutsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Fare hikes of up to 12.6 percent and possible service cuts could be on track for Metra riders, administrators said Wednesday. Higher costs for staffing and materials, pl...
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Boeing to raise Dreamliner output 17 percentSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Boeing will raise production of its 787 Dreamliner in 2019 and bolster a key accounting measure that will improve the plane's long-term profit margins, Chief Executive O...
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Consultants suggest rush-hour fee for Metra ridersSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Riders catching rush-hour Metra trains to Chicago and back home could pay more if officials follow a consultants' recommendations. At a Wednesday meeting, project manage...
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Cook County holding hearing Thursday on Busse Road improvementsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways is holding an open house public meeting for the Busse Road Phase I Study from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mount...
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Luring riders, grappling with fares are priorities for new Metra chiefSep 11, 2017 5:30 am - Metra's incoming chief starts with a daunting challenge — a 2 percent cut in state funding for transit. So, slogging through a tough budget process with possible fare hi...
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Mobile commuter app in Vernon HillsSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - The Passport Parking mobile app at the Vernon Hills Metra station will go live Tuesday, Sept. 12. The free app will allow residents and commuters to pay for parking from...
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It's noise-noise, not win-win yet for O'Hare runway rotationSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - The absence of a northwest diagonal runway from the lineup in O'Hare International Airport's latest overnight flight rotation is causing sleepless nights in some neighbo...
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Naperville resident promises persistence in push for sound wallSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Traffic along 95th Street will be coming a few feet closer to Diane O'Connor's house once a road construction project wraps up this fall. With it, the Naperville reside...