Articles filed under Transportation
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Family gets $36 million settlement after train derailmentOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - The family of a Rockford woman who died and whose pregnant daughter lost her baby in a 2009 train derailment will receive a $36.2 million settlement from Canadian Nation...
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Senators want reforms in Illinois driver educationOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - State policy on driver education for teens needs to be overhauled so parents pay fair prices at public schools and private companies provide well-qualified instructors, ...
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Charge it! Former Metra CEO lived it up on company dimeOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Sumptuous meals at ritzy restaurants, posh hotels, conferences in Hawaii and Miami Beach, memberships in exclusive airline clubs, free gas ... Then there's using the cor...
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Flight 191 memorial unveiled with joy and sorrowOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - Mike Zaniolo was a 21-year-old college student working as an intern at Motorola in Schaumburg 32 years ago when he heard about the crash of American Airlines Flight 191....
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Images: Flight 191 Memorial in Des PlainesOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - ...
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Metra eyes 25 percent fare hikesOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Metra riders gave a thumbs-down to a proposed average fare hike of 25 percent Friday. “It’s so expensive — that makes it difficult for anyone with a lower income,” said ...
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Metra consultant getting for $112,500 for 4 months workOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Metra board directors swallowed hard and approved a four-month, $112,500 contract for consultant Avery Grimes to assist CEO Alex Clifford Friday. The vote came after Cli...
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Pace express buses to begin riding the shoulder on I-55Oct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Pace express buses caught in gridlock on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) in rush hour now have a way out. Starting in mid-November, drivers of Routes 755 and 855 can shi...
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Express bus service OKd on I-90Oct 12, 2011 12:00 am - After wishing upon the expensive STAR line in vain, suburban and transit officials will get a less pricey alternative — bus rapid transit along the Jane Addams Tollway (...
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CTA to cut more than 200 jobsOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Transit Authority says it’s going to eliminate more than 200 jobs. The CTA said Monday that the cuts will include layoffs and eliminating vacant positions. M...