Articles filed under Transportation
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Memorial fund honors retired deputy who died in airport accidentMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - A memorial fund has been established in the name of retired DuPage County sheriff's deputy Michael Yates, who was killed in a collision between two luggage carts at Midw...
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Freight train hazmat leaks increase significantly in 2014May 11, 2015 5:30 am - More than 4,150 gallons of hazardous materials leaked in Illinois from freight train cars in 2014. To put that into context, it's 22 times more than in 2013, when 187 ga...
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More details on Midway crash that killed former DuPage deputyMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a retired DuPage sheriff's deputy and father of three after a vehi...
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IDOT road tour comes to DuPage CountyMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - The solution to Illinois' transportation budget woes could lie in recapturing some of the tax revenues it gives to other states, Acting IDOT Secretary Randy Blankenhorn ...
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Have gun, can travel - but not in your carry-onMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - With a surge in cases of gun owners trying to bring firearms on flights in their carry-on luggage, authorities are launching a pre-emptive strike. U.S. Transportation Se...
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Military plane crashes in Spain, killing 4 crew membersMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - MADRID - A military transport plane crashed near Seville airport in southwestern Spain on Saturday, killing four crew members and injuring two seriously, officials said....
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Retired DuPage sheriff deputy killed in airport accidentMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - During Michael Yates' 28 years as a DuPage County sheriff's deputy, his wife and three sons coped with the fear that any day could be the day when he wouldn't come home....
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Acting IDOT secretary says tolls are the way to fund Kane, other highwaysMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Acting Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn on Friday answered the question that's been on commuters' minds since the state's first three to...
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Barrington Road in Hanover Park to be paved SaturdayMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Weather permitting, Barrington Road in Hanover Park will be paved Saturday, May 9, due to inclement weather on Friday when the job was supposed to be done. Two Plote Con...
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Report: Tollway head Lafleur a finalist for Florida jobMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders are not commenting on whether the agency's CEO is a finalist for a job in Florida. The agency is in flux with a new governor in place and five o...