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Published Friday September 28 2018 7:45 pm.
Air France Flight 137 scheduled from Chicago O’Hare to Paris Charles De Gaulle reported a landing gear that did not retract. The Airbus A330 at 6:50 p.m. Friday September 28, 2018 was in a circular or figure-8 pattern over southeast Wisconsin — reported to be dumping fuel before a return back to O’Hare International Airport. […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Friday September 14 2018 11:14 am.
There were four small power outages reported in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove Mount Prospect, and Rolling Meadows Friday morning. Power Outage Locations: Arlington Heights: Arthur Ave and Davis St Proximity Customers Affected: Less than 5 Crew Status: Crew Working Probable Cause: Under Investigation Estimated Restoration: Sep 14, 11:30 AM Buffalo Grove: Lake Blvd/Cambridge on the […]
Posted in Streets
Published Saturday July 14 2018 8:55 pm.
YouTube What You Haven’t Seen: 90 minutes of tower cam action condensed into one minute eighteen seconds of watch-time Time-lapsed camera emphasizes how just how busy O’Hare International Airport can be — day or night. Viewing in full screen is highly recommended. Or better, yet … If you have Comcast X1, get in front of […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Wednesday June 27 2018 9:13 am.
A long freight train stalled about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday June 27, 2018 on the Canadian National railroad line and blocked multiple crossing in Prospect Heights and Mount Prospect. On Google maps traffic layer in the area, it appears that grade crossings are blocked from Golf Road to Camp McDonald Road — including from south to […]
Posted in Chicago Traffic
Published Thursday June 14 2018 7:01 pm.
CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports on plans the tech billionaire has to build a high-speed underground tunnel with “skate” electric vehicles to link downtown Chicago with O’Hare. A proposed underground tunnel system of 16-passenger autonomous vehicles might transport people between at speeds speeds of 100 to 150 mph in two tunnels between Chicago’s Loop and […]
Posted in GO!
Published Thursday April 26 2018 1:27 am.
Ford is keeping the Mustang and an upcoming Focus Active crossover as the only cars available in the near future. The regular Ford Focus, Fiesta, Fusion, and Taurus will be discontinued, as Ford will concentrate on SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles. Ford Motor Company says that “almost 90 percent of the Ford portfolio in […]
Posted in ARLINGTON-CARS.COM
Published Wednesday April 18 2018 5:12 am.
Investigators say a preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia showed evidence of metal fatigue. Passengers describe a terrifying experience. One woman died. A female passenger died after a jet engine explosion during Southwest Airlines Flight 1380’s cruising altitude in flight over Pennsylvania, […]
Posted in 24/7 Fire Rescue!, Air Travel
Published Tuesday April 17 2018 12:59 pm.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 passenger jet made an emergency landing about 11:20 a.m. ET Tuesday April 17, 2018 at Philadelphia International Airport after an engine blew out, and the aircraft was diverted during its New York-to-Dallas route. UPDATE … 1 Killed, 7 Injured: Southwest Passenger Was Extruded Through Broken Aircraft Window After Jet Engine […]
Posted in 24/7 Fire Rescue!, Air Travel
Published Monday April 09 2018 6:50 am.
The Vail Avenue railroad crossing, located just south of the intersection of Vail Avenue and Northwest Highway, will be closed for scheduled Union Pacific maintenance work. The anticipated closure dates are Monday, April 9th at 9 AM through Thursday, April 19th at 3 PM. The Vail Avenue crossing is the furthest west railraod crossing in […]
Posted in Construction
Published Wednesday March 28 2018 6:14 pm.
15 MPH INCREASE IN SPEED LIMIT FOR I-90 The Illinois Tollway board has approved a new speed limit of 70 MPH for passenger cars for Interstate 90 between Mount Prospect Road and Randall Road in Elgin. The 24-mile segment of tollway between Mount Prospect Road and Randall Road in Elgin was re-assigned a speed limit […]
Posted in GO!
Published Sunday February 11 2018 1:48 pm.
Dunton Avenue between Elm Street and Willow Street was closed Sunday morning while Arlington Heights Public Works Department crews repair a water main break on Dunton Avenue. Work required Dunton Avenue be closed in both directions in the segment of roadway between Oakton Street and Euclid Avenue. Dunton Avenue water main repair looking south between […]
Posted in Streets
Published Tuesday January 23 2018 9:57 am.
Large tree branch collapses across Euclid Avenue Between Gibbons Avenue and Stratford Road. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:51 AM Tuesday January 23, 2018 to a report of a tree down across Euclid Avenue at 1708 East Euclid Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a tree was down […]
Posted in Streets
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