Articles filed under Transportation
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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...
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Metra eyes ticket price hikes, train cutbacksJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Enjoy your current Metra fares and schedules while you can — fewer trains and ticket price hikes appear possible in the near future. Metra administrators outlined some ...
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Elgin-O'Hare Expressway plan calls for tollsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - There's consensus the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass around the airport will be tolled, but whether a systemwide toll increase is part of the packa...
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Keeping eyes on road harder than it seemsJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. Freaked out by a seminar on distracted driving and the frightening number of deaths and injuries it causes, I promised to put down...
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Tell tollway what road project you want adoptedJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Have your say on what the Illinois tollway’s next big project should be at three upcoming suburban forums. The agency is at a crossroads, with its $6.3 billion congestio...