Articles filed under Transportation
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Longmeadow Parkway construction stopped over endangered beesApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - A federal judge has temporarily halted construction on Kane County's Longmeadow Parkway project because of its potential harm to an endangered type of bumblebee. The Sto...
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What you need to know about 2017 roadwork in the suburbsApr 17, 2017 5:30 am - Find your inner happy place, suburban commuter. Road work season is banging on the car door. Fortunately, the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) reconstruction is almost complet...
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Police: Death of woman hit by train in Mt. Prospect a suicideApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - The death of a 59-year-old Woodstock woman struck by a Metra train Thursday in Mount Prospect has been ruled a suicide, authorities said Friday. Union Pacific Northwest ...
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Daughter 'horrified and shocked' at United passenger's treatmentApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - Physician David Dao fled from the violence of the Vietnam War in a boat when Saigon fell in 1975. But the traumatic experience paled next to the concussion, lost teeth a...
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Camping World to expand stores in MichiganApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings recently announced plans for expansion in the state of Michigan, with a goal of six new stores in the state by the end of 2018. Cam...
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United, Chicago aviation leaders fall on swords over man dragged from planeApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - If one clear thing emerged from a Chicago committee hearing on how a United Airlines flyer was bloodied and bruised when security dragged him off a full flight, it's tha...
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Chicago suspends more security officers after man dragged from United jetApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Two more Chicago Department of Aviation security officers were placed on leave Wednesday as outrage grows after a 69-year-old man was injured as he was dragged off an ov...
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United CEO apologizes again; passenger still in hospital as family thanks publicApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - Changing his tune from saying employees followed established protocol, United Airlines' chief Tuesday apologized for a "horrific event," referring to a 69-year-old docto...
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Proposed Tri-State makeover could be trickyApr 10, 2017 5:30 am - Rebuilding and widening the mammoth Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) is complicated enough given it's the system's most-used road, with up to 185,000 cars and trucks cl...
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Chicago alderman: After United incident, forget arming aviation officersApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - Viral video of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight has virtually snuffed out any chance for aviation security officers to be authorized to carry weapons, an...