Articles filed under Transportation
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“It sends a jolt through your body” Why you should slow down for construction workersApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Next time I feel the need for speed in a work zone, I'll think of Rocky O'Connor. Husband. Father of four. And superintendent at Roadsafe Traffic Systems. They're the me...
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Pace to alert paratransit riders when van’s comingApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - Disabled riders using Pace’s pickup van service won’t have to wonder if their driver will be on time with the introduction of a new alert system. Instead, paratransit us...
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Tollway audit finds favoritism in hiringApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - Political connections mattered more than qualifications for some jobs at the Illinois tollway, an audit indicated Monday. The report centered on people hired in 2003 and...
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Lombard upgrades pedestrian tunnel designApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - By this time next year, a tunnel under the Union Pacific West railroad in downtown Lombard won’t be just a dream, and won’t yet be a reality. It’ll be somewhere in the m...
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Will gas prices reach $5 a gallon in suburbs?Apr 07, 2011 12:00 am - It's painful to pump gas these days with prices in the region averaging around $4 for a gallon of regular. But whether that pain will dull in comparison once the summer ...
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Drunk passenger diverts flight to ChicagoApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - DALLAS — An American Airlines flight from North Texas to Paris had to divert to Chicago because of an apparent intoxicated passenger. Flight 48 left Dallas-Fort Worth I...
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FAA says another controller went to sleep on jobApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has uncovered a second incident of an air traffic controller sleeping on the job, but in this case the napping was deli...
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IDOT sticks to basics in new road planApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The state will fix its roads and bridges this year, but ambitious projects such as the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass or Illiana Expressway will re...
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E. Dundee candidates sound off on red light camerasMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Red light cameras: friend or foe? The six men running for three seats on the East Dundee village board offer mixed views of the two red light cameras already in town and...
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Red-light cameras should stay in Libertyville candidates sayMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A majority of the candidates running for three seats on the Libertyville village board say red-light cameras are doing the job and should stay in place. Despite falling ...