Articles filed under Transportation
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RTA hires lobbyists to influence lawmakersJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Despite some qualms about accountability and possible redundancy, Regional Transportation Authority board directors Thursday agreed to spend $207,000 on four lobbying fi...
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JPMorgan’s woes are RTA’s gainJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Fallout from a JPMorgan Chase bid-rigging scheme has resulted in a $8.6 million windfall for the Regional Transportation Authority. The RTA had hired JPMorgan previously...
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TSA introduces new technology to protect privacyJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration says it’s installing new technology in some U.S. airports so when a traveler goes through checkpoint security, a ...
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AAA: Pets distract 1 in 5 driversJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - Love your dog so much you bring Barky in the car while running errands? That love could be dangerous, AAA warns, if pets aren't restrained properly and kept in the back ...
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Metra leaders must think ‘value’Jul 19, 2011 3:00 am - If there is good news in the prospect of service and rate changes at Metra, it is that nothing will be done at least until fall. That provides a little time for the tran...
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United passenger indicted over diverted flightJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - CLEVELAND — A college student accused of disrupting a flight headed from Chicago to Germany has been indicted in federal court in Cleveland on one count of interfering w...
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A needed champion in fight against distracted drivingJul 18, 2011 3:00 am - Every cause needs a focal point and a champion. Cheryl Miller of Bolingbrook may just be that champion in the fight against distracted driving. And the sign erected Frid...
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Drivers may foot $1billion tollway budget gapJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban drivers could face a toll increase down the road as the Illinois tollway grapples with a $1 billion gap in highway maintenance needs and contemplates billions o...
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Airlines could pay big when bags are lostJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says that if airlines don’t start reimbursing their rising fees when passengers’ bags are lost, he’ll introduce a bi...
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Roselle man killed by trainJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Roselle man was struck and killed by a train Wednesday night — only a block from the nursing and rehab facility where he lived, authorities said Friday. Ro...