Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra expanding service for LollapaloozaJul 26, 2016 1:00 am - Metra plans to add trains and increase capacity to accommodate crowds attending the upcoming Lollapalooza music festival. Metra says it's also offering four-day train pa...
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Why no shoes? TSA demystifies airport securityJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - It's no fun enduring the barefoot walk of shame as unsmiling TSA officers eye the underwear in your backpack while a leaky 3.4-ounce container of shampoo soaks your pass...
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Fiery crash closes I-55 during morning commuteJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois State Police closed one direction of a major Chicago-area expressway after a fiery morning vehicle crash. Video from the scene showed large black plumes of smok...
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Zhonghong Group acquires luxury travel firm Abercrombie & KentJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE - Zhonghong Group has agreed to purchase a majority of the equity interests in luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent from its current owners, including...
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What changes are in store at O'HareJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - A people-mover train connecting the east and west sides of O'Hare is coming eventually, but it won't be picking up passengers when the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway/Route 390 ...
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Pilot in fatal Plainfield-area plane crash identifiedJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - A Florida man has been identified as the pilot killed when a small plane plunged into a residential neighborhood near the border of Plainfield and Joliet. Meanwhile, the...
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Metra trains will slow down during heat waveJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - Temperatures going up mean Metra trains will be slowing down during the heat wave. Forecasts for Friday call for weather in the mid-90s with high humidity, which puts ex...
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Pilot killed as plane crashes into Plainfield-area subdivisionJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - The Will County coroner's office says it could take days - or even weeks - to identify the pilot killed when a small airplane plummeted into a subdivision Thursday morni...
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Great Lakes Dredge nets contracts worth $93 million, plus $6 million in optionsJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. was recently awarded four contracts with an approximate value of $93 million. Great Lakes received two awards for coastal pro...
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No self-service fuel station for Chicago Executive AirportJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - About 40 people, including pilots who use Chicago Executive Airport, came to Wednesday's airport board meeting armed with signs and a life-size gas pump cutout to lobby ...