Articles filed under Transportation
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Gates worked in fatal car-train crash in PalatineJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Palatine police have determined that crossing signals and gates were activated and working properly Dec. 27 when an express Metra train struck a car in the village's dow...
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Too soon to tell if drivers will avoid toll feesJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The rates are up, but it's unknown yet if drivers are flocking to other routes to avoid higher Illinois tollway charges. For I-PASS users, fees jumped by nearly 100 perc...
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Will Elgin-O’Hare extension get you to O’Hare?Jan 02, 2012 4:30 am - The big transportation story of the year is, of course, the Illinois tollway’s rate hike, which took effect Sunday. That is, until Metra eclipses the tollway with a fare...
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Naperville to shut down red-light camerasJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Motorists in Naperville will face a little less scrutiny beginning Tuesday as the city officially pulls the plug on its three red-light cameras. The cameras have been o...
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Tollway director answers questions on giant toll hikesJan 01, 2012 5:30 am - Thinking of running over your I-PASS with the advent of higher tolls today? Many drivers will experience some financial pain with rates nearly doubling for both I-PASS a...
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A distracted-driving resolution to frame near the doorJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - Today is a perfect day to declare a personal war on distracted driving. We’ve written in this space for the past week about the dangers inherent in distracted driving. T...
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American Brat Pack: where airline CEOs came of ageDec 31, 2011 7:00 am - NEW YORK — From an office at the end of a Dallas runway in the 1980s, the modern airline business was born. There in cubicles with thin, gray carpet and shared computers...
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Driver killed in collision with train from ChicagoDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - TOWN OF IXONIA, Wis. — Authorities said Friday a 44-year-old man was killed when his truck collided with an Amtrak train in Wisconsin's Jefferson County on Thursday. She...
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Amtrak train from Chicago strikes vehicleDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - TOWN OF IXONIA, Wis. — An Amtrak train has struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing in Wisconsin’s Jefferson County. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports no information...
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Keep teen driver law a work in progressDec 28, 2011 4:00 am - Four years ago, lawmakers toughened requirements for high school students to get a driver’s license. The graduated driver licensing, or GDL, program has since contribute...