Articles filed under Transportation
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New mobile website available in emergenciesJul 11, 2013 9:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinoisans can now use their smartphones or tablets to get information on emergency preparedness or where to get help in a disaster. The Illinois Em...
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Roselle cops checking on handicapped parking complaintsJul 11, 2013 6:01 pm - Picking up his wife, who uses a walker, from the Roselle Metra station can be an exercise in frustration for Lawrence Crha. The Hoffman Estates man says there’s a long r...
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New details emerge in Metra controversyJul 11, 2013 12:07 pm - Metra officials were forced to air more of their dirty laundry Thursday in six hours of testimony that included accusations of “hush money,” charges of political interfe...
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FAA to expand airline first officer qualificationsJul 10, 2013 1:06 pm - WASHINGTON — The amount and type of flying experience first officers — also known as co-pilots — must have to qualify to fly for an airline will be significantly increas...
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Metra, ex-CEO trade barbs over separation agreementJul 10, 2013 9:10 am - Metra’s messy divorce with former CEO Alex Clifford got even messier Wednesday when attorneys for Clifford accused the agency of putting a “muzzle” on their client while...
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Ex-Indy airport CEO to helm Gary airport expansionJul 09, 2013 4:00 pm - GARY, Ind. — The former CEO of the Indianapolis International Airport has been appointed to oversee a troubled $166 million plan to expand the Gary/Chicago International...
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Metra chairman ends silence on ex-CEO's exitJul 09, 2013 3:00 pm - O'Halloran discusses former CEO's exit
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Des Plaines History Center sponsors trolley museum visitJul 09, 2013 2:56 pm - Pack your own favorite picnic lunch and come along on the next Historic Adventure — sponsored by the Des Plaines History Center — to the Fox River Valley Trolley Museum ...
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Industrial or sporting uses could fit Prospect Hts. landJul 09, 2013 2:30 pm - Although industrial use might be the most logical for 12 acres Prospect Heights owns on the east side of the city, an early version of a marketing study brought official...
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Metra commuters invited to Bartlett meeting tonightJul 08, 2013 4:34 pm - Bartlett’s economic development commission is inviting commuters who use the Bartlett Metra station to attend a meeting about the village’s downtown business district, s...