Articles filed under Transportation
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Woman sets out on 6,000-mile Pacific crossing by rowboatJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - CHOSHI, Japan - The best part of being on the ocean for weeks at a time, says Sonya Baumstein, is the stars. The worst? Being wet, all the time. Baumstein, an athlete fr...
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Rauner names ex-DuPage chairman to top Tollway board postJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed a prominent Republican from DuPage County to the top spot on the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority board. The governor ...
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Persistent delays raise questions about O'Hare promisesJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jetliners roared down O'Hare's newest runway as Chicago officials cheerfully touted the latest piece of a decadelong overhaul as a tipping point that coul...
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Jane Addams Tollway work brings local road closuresJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - The first lane closures on major thoroughfares underneath the Jane Addams Tollway begin next week as work continues on the widening of the road. From next week through A...
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New Greyhound service coming to NapervilleJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - A new bus route that could help Naperville-area students commute to Northern Illinois University soon will be stopping at the Route 59 Metra station. Greyhound is launc...
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Naperville man pleads guilty in air control center fireJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - Naperville resident Brian Howard pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges that he set fire to an air-traffic control center in Aurora last September, causing flight dela...
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O'Hare noise complaints soar in BensenvilleJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - Bensenville complaints about jet noise surpassed Chicago in April, according to a report released Friday at an O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission meeting. Usually, Ch...
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Will Schillerstrom be tapped to head tollway?Jun 04, 2015 1:00 am - There's a void at the top of the Illinois tollway board, no vice chairman and 20 days until the next directors' meeting. And a likely replacement for Chairwoman Paula Wo...
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Wheaton commuters get quick CPR lessonsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - Riders at the Wheaton Metra station got a quick education on the correct way to administer CPR Thursday morning before boarding their trains. Representatives from the Am...
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I-90 lanes reopen after rollover crash near Elk Grove VillageJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - A rollover, one-vehicle crash on the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elk Grove Village sent one person to the hospital Thursday morning, Illinois State Polic...