Articles filed under Transportation
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Lawmakers want you to buckle up in back seatMay 26, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers want tougher rules for using safety belts. They've approved legislation that would require passengers in the back seats of cars and truc...
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Motorcyclists could be exempt from balky red lightsMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois motorcyclists might get permission to drive through red lights that refuse to turn green. Thousands of Illinois traffic lights are triggered by we...
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Woman slips, brushed by train in NapervilleMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - A woman slipped while walking alongside railroad tracks in Naperville Tuesday afternoon and was brushed by a Metra train. She sustained minor injuries, and the incident ...
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Images: The Crash of Flight 191May 24, 2011 12:00 am - ...
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No oasis from ads, tollway contemplates electronic billboards at rest stopsMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - There's money to be made selling ads on tollway oases but the public won't see any payoff in the foreseeable future. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority officials are ...
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Hoping for another lane? IDOT targets the IkeMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Eisenhower Expressway and I go way back. It's one of those dysfunctional relationships. I've driven the Ike through two excruciating resurfacing projects and one rec...
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NTSB probes close call at O’HareMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board investigators are talking to pilots, air traffic controllers and reviewing data involved in a near-miss at O’Hare International Airp...
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High gas costs take a slight bite out of Memorial Day travelMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Flying is up and driving is down this coming Memorial Day weekend, but millions still are expected to bite the bullet of high gas prices during the holiday. AAA Chicago ...
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NTSB reviewing O’Hare close-callMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - The National Transportation Safety Board’s review of a near collision between two planes at O’Hare International Airport Monday morning indicated the one of the planes w...
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Man struck by Metra train in GlenviewMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - An inbound Metra train struck and killed a man in Glenview early Wednesday evening, according to a Metra spokesman. The man was struck about 5:45 p.m. near Chestnut Aven...