Published Wednesday November 21 2012 7:38 am. Tags: fog, traffic problems, traffic sensors
Traffic light sensors affected by fog are causing timing issues on Golf Road in Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates. Camera-like sensors on traffic signals were affected by dense fog Wednesday morning causing the timing to be more rapid than usual. Some motorists reported the lights were stuck on red.
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Published Friday November 02 2012 3:49 pm. Tags: drag racing
Episode 9. Roadkill appears every fourth Friday on the new Motor Trend channel. A whole bunch of overheating and broken part here. On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD’s David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan hit the road with 500 of their friends for Drag Week. It’s the most brutal test anywhere of real drag-racing, street-driven [...]
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Published Monday October 08 2012 7:41 am. Tags: International Space Station, ISS, NASA, SpaceX
A commercial cargo ship rocketed into orbit Sunday from Cape Canaveral in pursuit of the International Space Station, the first of a dozen supply runs under a mega-contract with NASA. It was the second launch of a Dragon capsule by the SpaceX company. SpaceX, also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corporation,is a space transport company [...]
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Published Monday October 01 2012 11:21 pm. Tags: air travel, travel hazard, travel safety
American Airlines Flight 685 (Boeing 757 equipment) from Boston was diverted to JFK Saturday after a row of three seats became loose in the coach cabin. Three passengers were moved to other seats on the aircraft before the plane landed safely about 12:50 p.m. Then on Monday, Flight 443 (Boeing 757 equipment) departed John F. [...]
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Published Friday September 28 2012 4:53 am. Tags: fighter jet, fighter jet flyover, fighter jets over Chicagoland, Ryder Cup
Who would expect that a golfing match — even a world-renowned tournament — might start a little like an NFL Super Bowl? Musical performances, patriotic processions including flag-waving and flag-raising, and a fighter jet flyover were included during the opening ceremony of the 39th Ryder Cup in Medinah, Illinois Wednesday evening between 4:00 p.m. and [...]
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Published Thursday September 27 2012 5:36 pm. Tags: F-16, fighter jets, fighter jets over Chicagoland
UPDATE: Who would expect that a golfing match — even a world-renowned tournament — might start a little like an NFL Super Bowl? Musical performances, patriotic processions including flag-waving and flag-raising, and a fighter jet flyover were included during the opening ceremony of the 39th Ryder Cup in Medinah, Illinois Wednesday evening between 4:00 p.m. [...]
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Published Tuesday September 25 2012 4:23 pm. Tags: airline baggage, airline fees, baggage, Delta Airlines
U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month period. Airlines started collecting baggage fees in 2008. Delta collected the most fees — $430 million in baggage fees in the first six months of the year. United Airlines collected [...]
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Published Thursday September 13 2012 2:31 pm. Tags: 625 ILCS 5/11-506, donuts, street racing
On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang meets up with the team from Soul Pancake to teach Mark, an automotive novice, the ins and outs of handling the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. After helping him conquer the Shelby’s manual transmission, Jessi schools Mark in the fine art of burnouts and donuts, then spends [...]
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Published Monday September 10 2012 12:34 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights, car show, car show Arlington Heights, cruise night, historical, Historical Society Museum, muscle car, show car
Steve Kyska rides off the show lot in his mint condition blue Ford Thunderbird, 4th generation model (1964-1966). See over 770 more photos from show. The Arlington Heights Historical Museum hosted “Motoring at the Museum Car Show” Sunday, and the first car show was a success judging the turnout of vehicles and fans. The car [...]
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Published Thursday September 06 2012 2:32 pm. Tags: electric car, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Tesla, Tesla Motors
On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang and Motor Trend’s Technical Director Frank Markus attempt to drive the 2012 Tesla Model S from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in only one charge! It’s a classic American road trip, but can the all-electric sedan make it? Watch and find out! The Tesla Model S [...]
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Published Thursday August 30 2012 11:32 am. Tags: bad gasoline, BP, gasoline, off-specification gasoline
GAS STATIONS INCLUDE BP, THORNTON’S AND SPEEDWAY BP has published a website with a database searchable by zip code that lists BP gas stations and non-BP gas stations that received off-specification gasoline associated with problems related to the alkylation unit at BP’s Whiting, Indiana refinery. BP issued a statement Tuesday, August 21, 2012 reporting that [...]
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Published Thursday August 30 2012 5:15 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Historical Museum, car show, car show Arlington Heights
UPDATE: Photos from event … The Arlington Heights Historical Museum is hosting “Motoring at the Museum Car Show” open to all makes, models and years on Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Classics, Muscle Cars, Trucks and Street Rods are expected at the show. Six Awards will be presented at the [...]
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