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Underground Railroad legislation could boost education, tourism opportunities, supporters say
Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.
Editorial: Chicago’s transit agencies want you to panic. They don’t explain the whole truth.
But if you listen to our panicked transit agencies, that list of rider requirements now includes frantically lobbying ...
1 dies after falling onto CTA Green Line tracks in Oak Park, police say
A person died after falling onto the tracks at a CTA Green Line station in Oak Park Friday morning, police said.
State of public transit won't change until it's a priority
Public transit is a public good. But the CTA, in particular, suffers from flimsy leadership, ghost buses and crime. That ...
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Recalibrating the High-Speed Rail for Malaysia’s future
THE proposed high-speed rail (HSR) link from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore is not merely a transportation project, said Datuk Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal, CEO of the MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp).
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Man found shot to death in alley behind Far South Side bar: Chicago police
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was found shot to death in an alley behind a Far South Side bar early Saturday morning, Chicago police said. Officers responded to the Hegewisch neighborhood's 13300-block ...
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Three die when plane crashes, burns on railroad tracks near I-95 in Boca Raton
Three people on the plane died after it crashed short of the airport a little after 10 a.m., hitting a car and pushing it into a tree and onto the railroad ... A Boca Raton High School student ...
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High School Track Athlete, 18, Paralyzed After Crashing into Brick Wall During Meet
Dylan Wescott is making progress at a rehab facility in Chicago ... is rallying around a high school athlete after he broke his neck in an accident at a track meet. Dylan Wescott, 18, was warming ...
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'Cost of life is priceless': AED and CPR help save high school track athlete's life
An Iowa high school freshman's heart stopped during a track meet Tuesday. Coaches, trainers and nurses immediately sprung into action, and officials say the quick actions and an AED helped save ...
The Free Press Journal18d
Mumbai To Dubai In 2 Hours? All About Underwater High-Speed Rail Corridor
New Delhi: The Mumbai-to-Dubai dream of commuting in a mere two hours is not far away with the planned undersea high-speed rail. The ambitious project, guided by the UAE's National Advisor Bureau ...
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Boys track & field notebook, April 9: Can’t-miss meets and key stories from around N.J.
The dust has barely settled from a historic weekend of track and field meets in Week 3, but the excitement is only building within N.J. boys track and field as Penn Relays approaches. As we dive ...
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Texas advocates are cautiously optimistic about high-speed rail legislation
Advocates for rail projects in Texas are staying optimistic about legislation that could bring more trains to the state, including the proposed high-speed rail from Dallas to Houston, despite ...