Articles filed under Transportation
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Editorial: FAA needs security, backup plans fixedSep 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Let the Monday morning quarterbacking commence. Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk and other members of the Illinois congressional delegation have called for inve...
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Road construction season still going strong in Lake CountySep 30, 2014 1:00 am - If you thought road construction season and summer ended about the same time, you'll have a different opinion if you drive in southern Lake County. Crews will be at work...
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The new normal at O'Hare means lowered expectationsSep 30, 2014 1:00 am - Compared to Friday's frenzy at O'Hare International Airport, passengers were upbeat but on guard Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration worked “around the clock”...
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Businesses scramble as flights continue to be canceled, delayedSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - Local businesses continued to scramble Monday with shipments and air travel on the fourth day of major flight disruptions resulting from damage to an air traffic control...
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FAA: 2 weeks to reopen Chicago-area control centerSep 29, 2014 1:00 am - The Federal Aviation Administration says it will take about two weeks to fully reopen a Chicago-area control center where an act of sabotage brought the city's two inter...
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FAA chief promises better fallback plan, improved security after fireSep 29, 2014 1:00 am - Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta's promise to come up with a better Plan B likely won't get him off the hot seat as fallout continued from sabotage at an Au...
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Attorney: Man charged in FAA fire made 'tragic mistake'Sep 29, 2014 1:00 am - The Naperville man whose failed suicide attempt Friday in the Chicago Center air traffic control facility in Aurora forced the cancellation of thousands of flights at O'...
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Railroad work plannedSep 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Canadian National Railroad crossing on Butterfield Road south of Route 60 in Mundelein will be closed for six days starting Oct 6 because of maintenance. Motorists s...
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Durbin calls for inquiry into fire at Aurora air-traffic centerSep 28, 2014 1:00 am - As federal officials declared it will be at least two more weeks until the Chicago Center air-traffic facility in Aurora is back at full capacity, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ...
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Residents seek to preserve peace near Elburn roadSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Check Jan Jorstad's smartphone, and you'll find many, many recordings of life along Pouley Road near Elburn. She's captured the sounds of grackles as they take flight, a...