Articles filed under Transportation
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Year later, Des Plaines wants more data on red-light camerasNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - Whether Des Plaines will expand its Automated Red Light Photo Enforcement Program beyond the one intersection where cameras have been operating for the past year is up i...
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Reagan statue unveiled at namesake airportNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - ARLINGTON, Va. — The 18 million passengers who travel in and out of the nation’s capital through Reagan National Airport each year will now be greeted by a 9-foot-tall, ...
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Tollway redoes invalid voteOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - For the second time in a week, the Illinois tollway board approved a preliminary $973 million budget Monday. Board members re-enacted a Thursday meeting that turned out ...
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Which suburban roads creep us out?Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travel homeward. The night grew darker and darker; the stars seemed t...
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Should Illinois require helmets for kids on motorcycles?Oct 30, 2011 8:00 am - New moms and dads eager to bring their little one home from hospital can't get out the door without an infant seat. Likewise, parents could face a $75 fine if they don't...
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Qantas flights to resume about 10 p.m.Oct 30, 2011 12:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian court has ended the strikes and employee lockout that had abruptly grounded Qantas Airways and stranded tens of thousands of passenge...
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48 stranded overnight on Amtrak trainOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - PALMER, Mass. — Officials from Amtrak say 48 people are being taken to their destinations by bus after spending the night stuck on a train in central Massachusetts. Amtr...
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Woman killed by train in Naperville, suicide presumedOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville police say a woman sitting on the railroad tracks was struck and killed by an eastbound commuter train late Saturday night. Police are not identifying the nam...
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Study faults red-light camera contracts across U.S.Oct 27, 2011 12:00 am - Red-light camera companies are proliferating across Illinois and the U.S. and that has meant problems for municipalities who don’t check the fine print when signing a co...
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Tollway budget grows with road expansionOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - As the Illinois tollway expands the road system, it’s also expanding spending and adding engineering jobs, the preliminary 2012 budget shows. The agency will hire 20 eng...