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    Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Car dealer tax rebate extended to 10 years

    A car dealership will get an extra two years of tax rebates after a vote by members of the Downers Grove Village Council. The deal with Packey Webb Ford on Ogden Avenue and Finley Road extends a tax break into 2021 and 2022, in an effort to keep the...

    Tags: Politics, Passenger Cars, Taxation, Chrysler, Ford

    2. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  2. Expressway messages warn of driver deaths

    Traffic deaths are up on Illinois roadways.  That's prompted IDOT to launch an eye-catching campaign that it hopes will reduce traffic-related fatalities.
    Traffic deaths are up on Illinois roadways.  That's prompted IDOT to launch an eye-catching campaign that it hopes will reduce traffic-related fatalities. The digital message boards hang over the expressways, warning drivers not talk on cellphones in...

    Tags: Weather Warnings

    3. Aug 31, 2012 |Story| WGN-TV

  3. Drivers could see a Circle Interchange overhaul

    One of the worst bottlenecks in the nation could be getting a $375 million makeover.
    WGN News
    One of the worst bottlenecks in the nation could be getting a $375 million makeover. Plans are being proposed to improve the Circle Interchange. That connector artery is where the Kennedy, Dan Ryan and Eisenhower Expressways converge along with...

    Tags: Highway Transportation, Chicago

    4. Aug 22, 2012 |Blog| Cars.com

  4. Illinois Passes Stricter Driver Ed Rules After Cars.com Investigation

    KickingTires
    Almost one year after a joint investigation by Cars.com and the Chicago Tribune that highlighted aging and unsafe driver???s education fleets, the state of Illinois passed a law to improve safety in these programs. It's 10 a.m.: Do You Know......

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Justice System, Health and Safety at School, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Woman killed by bus remembered as 'go-getter'

    Donna Halstead rubbed shoulders with some of the most powerful people in the state, worked for the first female Supreme Court chief justice in Illinois and joked around with homeless men who hung around her West Loop apartment.
    Tribune reporters
    Donna Halstead rubbed shoulders with some of the most powerful people in the state, worked for the first female Supreme Court chief justice in Illinois and joked around with homeless men who hung around her West Loop apartment. Halstead, 76, was killed...

    Tags: Justice System, Des Plaines, Englewood, Lawyers, West Loop

    6. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. IDOT worker critically hurt in hit-and-run on Dan Ryan

    An Illinois Department of Transportation worker helping a stalled motorist was struck and critically injured by a hit-and-run driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway this morning, authorities said.
    An Illinois Department of Transportation worker helping a stalled motorist was struck and critically injured by a hit-and-run driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway this morning, authorities said. The Minuteman worker was assisting the motorist in the right...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Career and Workplace

    7. Jul 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. City to pay $3.25 million in traffic death of girl near Lincoln Park Zoo

    The city of Chicago is set to pay $3.25 million to the family of a 4-year-old girl fatally struck by a car near Lincoln Park Zoo in a case that became a rallying point for traffic safety advocates.
    Tribune reporter
    The city of Chicago is set to pay $3.25 million to the family of a 4-year-old girl fatally struck by a car near Lincoln Park Zoo in a case that became a rallying point for traffic safety advocates. Maya Hirsch was crossing the street in May 2006 when a...

    Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents

    8. Jul 19, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  8. I'm sick of this already. You?

    Change of Subject
    Friday morning, digital signs over area expressways duly noted that there had been 522 “traffic deaths this year.” Occasionally, such reminders of the gravity of the task of driving can inspire new levels of caution and alertness in the...
    9. Jul 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Storm brings brief relief, back in the 100s Friday

    A rumbling, wind-whipping afternoon storm that passed directly over downtown Chicago brought the day’s brutal 103-degree temperature plummeting down into the 80s, though the cool down didn’t last long and Friday is still poised to break heat records.
    Tribune reporters
    A rumbling, wind-whipping afternoon storm that passed directly over downtown Chicago brought the day’s brutal 103-degree temperature plummeting down into the 80s, though the cool down didn’t last long and Friday is still poised to break heat...

    Tags: Harvey, Heat Stroke, Car Safety Tips and Advice, East Garfield Park, Hillside

    10. Jul 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Train derails, bridge collapses near Northbrook-Glenview border

    A freight train hauling coal derailed on Union Pacific tracks near Willow Road and Shermer Avenue this afternoon by the Northbrook-Glenview border.
    Tribune reporters
    A freight train hauling coal derailed on Union Pacific tracks near Willow Road and Shermer Avenue this afternoon by the Northbrook-Glenview border. Witnesses said the bridge overpass over Shermer Avenue collapsed in the accident. Union Pacific Spokesman...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Health, Prosecution, Mark Davis, Metra

    11. Jul 3, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Dogging it: Pooch plucked from rush-hour traffic

    A small dog darted through morning rush hour traffic on the Stevenson Expressway and Harlem Avenue for close to an hour today before a man finally snatched the pooch when it detoured into bushes near 65th Street.
    A small dog darted through morning rush hour traffic on the Stevenson Expressway and Harlem Avenue for close to an hour today before a man finally snatched the pooch when it detoured into bushes near 65th Street. A crowd of passers-by soon gathered...
    12. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Police: Vehicles intentionally submerged in ponds in NW suburbs

    State police investigators are attempting to recover several vehicles believed to have been intentionally submerged in ponds in the northwest suburbs.
    Tribune reporter
    State police investigators are attempting to recover several vehicles believed to have been intentionally submerged in ponds in the northwest suburbs. An Illinois Department of Transportation employee conducting aerial survey work spotted the suspected...

    Tags: Hoffman Estates, Lakes and Ponds, Barrington, South Barrington, Theft

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