Articles filed under Transportation
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New technology speeds pilot, air traffic controller communicationDec 26, 2016 4:00 am - It's clear skies at O'Hare International Airport, but there's a thunderstorm elsewhere in the Midwest. As passengers blithely board their plane, air traffic control is o...
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VisTracks signs M2M Datasmart as resellerDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Business Wire LISLE - VisTracks said it has procured a partnership with cellular communications and fleet solutions provider M2M Datasmart to resell a branded version of...
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Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O'Hare bypassDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Editor's note: The caption credit indicating the source of the attached photograph has been corrected. On the heels of the Illinois tollway's prediction of dire eco...
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Bus seat belt debate about to resume in SpringfieldDec 12, 2016 4:30 am - As a fatal crash in Chattanooga renews interest in seat belts on school buses, a suburban lawmaker wants to make the restraints law in Illinois. State Rep. Lou Lang plan...
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Learn more about North Krueger Road planDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Long Grove officials will host an informational public meeting regarding the reconstruction of North Krueger Road from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Woodlawn M...
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Duckworth pushing for law to require seat belts in new school busesDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois' soon-to-be senator is putting her political weight behind a proposed law requiring that new school buses be equipped with safety belts. U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckwor...
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Boeing-Iran deal for $16.6 billion of jets is first since 1979Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - The agreement Iran's national carrier reached with Boeing Co. to buy 80 aircraft valued at $16.6 billion is the first deal of its kind since 1979 -- and one that will fo...
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Newest 787 Dreamliner set to take off as Trump roils BoeingDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - On the day President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at Chicago-based Boeing Co. for the cost of replacing Air Force One, mechanics and engineers at the planemaker's South...
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Tollway overpass dedicated to state trooper killed in 1995Dec 09, 2016 12:00 am - State officials and the greater law enforcement community honored the memory of Illinois State Trooper Chong Soo Lim of Hoffman Estates Friday by dedicating the Route 59...
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New technology for pilots, controllers to ease plane delaysDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - New technology is emerging at Chicago's airports that expedites communications between pilots and air traffic controllers. The "Data Comm" system improves on a laborious...