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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Rosalind Rossi

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Losing bidder accuses CTA of rigging rail car deal
The CTA “rigged” a contract for its next generation of rail cars in favor of a Chinese manufacturer, the losing bidder charged Tuesday.
By Rosalind Rossi
 
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Assessed value of 8,000 homes cut due to O’Hare jet noise
More reductions will be rolled out in the months ahead for homeowners in parts of Maine, Leyden and Jefferson Township, which encompasses Chicago.
By Rosalind Rossi
 
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Aviation officials urged to track low-flying O’Hare planes
Members of a noise committee pressed the city to take a hard look at whether planes are flying into O’Hare Airport at lower than normal altitudes.
By Rosalind Rossi
 
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O’Hare night jet noise draws 80 percent increase in complainants
People complaining about night O’Hare Airport jet noise jumped more than 80 percent after the first month of a test program to spread out the impact.
By Rosalind Rossi
 
A CTA Brown Line train travels north from the Merchandise Mart to the Chicago Avenue station.
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13 weekends of CTA service changes begin Friday on Brown Line
<p>The CTA this Friday begins 13 weekends of work on Brown and Purple Line Express tracks between Armitage and the Merchandise Mart — but promises
By Rosalind Rossi
 
<small><strong> A 12-mile section of mostly the Kennedy Expressway was identified as the biggest and longest bottleneck in the U.S., according to an American Highway Users Alliance Study.</strong></small>
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Chicago is home to worst traffic bottleneck in U.S.: study
<p>Chicago came in tops in the nation again Monday — but not for anything its residents want to brag about.</p>
By Rosalind Rossi
 
This map plots complaints about jet noise that disrupted sleep made to the citizen website chicagonoisecomplaint.com in March 2015.
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O’Hare-weary homeowners could get insulation tax credits
<p>Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday will outline legislation aimed at offering relief to residents east and west of O’Hare International Airport hard
By Rosalind Rossi
 
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Metra to expand onboard Wi-Fi project
Metra will add free Wi-Fi to 50 more passenger cars by October after a successful six-month test on a dozen rail cars.
By Rosalind Rossi
 
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O’Hare posts best June on-time departure rate in a decade
More than 77% of flights took off from O’Hare on time in June, boosting its departure ranking from second worst in the nation last year to No. 15.
By Rosalind Rossi