Articles filed under Transportation
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Midway Airport experiencing heavy delaysJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Hundreds of passengers found themselves stuck on the tarmac for hours at Chicago's Midway International Airport, NBC 5 Chicago is reporting. As many as 30 planes were s...
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Curb-to-curb bus service available:Jan 02, 2014 3:17 pm - Fremont Township residents now have access to curb-to-curb dial-a-ride bus service to anywhere in Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa, and Wauconda townships. The ...
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Train strikes car in Des PlainesDec 31, 2013 7:51 pm - An outbound Metra train struck a car as it approached the Des Plaines station near River Road and Miner Street this evening. About 6:30 p.m. Delia Enrique, of Niles, was...
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Emanuel names new transportation chiefDec 31, 2013 2:47 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has named a Chicago Transit Authority planning officer as the head of the city’s Department of Transportation. A news release Tuesday from th...
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Ride with CTA tonight for just a pennyDec 31, 2013 2:46 pm - New Year’s Eve revelers in Chicago can get a ride home for a penny again this year. The Chicago Transit Authority is continuing its holiday tradition on Tuesday. It will...
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New year, new start for airport as Wheeling, Prospect Hts. settle disputesDec 31, 2013 4:30 am - After years of squabbling, Wheeling and Prospect Heights have announced they’ve cleared the financial and governmental skies over the Chicago Executive Airport. Under an...
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Ventra cost CTA $1.2 million in free ridesDec 30, 2013 3:01 pm - Chicago transit officials say problems with the new Ventra fare system have cost it $1.2 million in free rides. The Chicago Transit Authority made the announcement on Mo...
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Llamas, goats to graze at O’Hare again in springDec 30, 2013 1:53 pm - Goats, sheep, llamas and burros that helped clear vegetation around O’Hare International Airport this year are coming back in the spring. The Chicago Department of Aviat...
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2013 sees spike in train vs. car, pedestrian collisionsDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - With his headphones on and music blaring, the young man never saw the Union Pacific Railroad freight train. But engineer Harry Stewart had a few excruciating seconds to ...
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Airport can be bigger cash cow for WheelingDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - Dear President (Dean) Argiris: Why not take some of the tax burden off our residents and tap into one of the region’s greatest assets, Chicago Executive Airport? We coul...