<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Transportation News</title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link><description>The Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) section is your online source for news from the State of Illinois. Choose from the IGNN Links on the right to locate press releases in the categories that are of interest to you, or use the search the news feature to locate specific press releases or a different topic of releases. For other media, access the Illinois Information Service (IIS) Radio page for digital radio feeds and news soundbites.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright &#169; 2009 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:32:02 CST</lastBuildDate><image>  <title>IGNN</title>  <link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link>  <url>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/images/IGNN133x45.jpg</url>  <width>133</width>  <height>45</height>   </image><!-- Note: You can get the HTML version by replacing .xml to .htm --><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Transportation Secretary Announces Click It or Ticket Enforcement Campaign this Thanksgiving Holiday - IDOT, ISP, local law enforcement agencies partner as Illinois aims for historic low in highway fatalities in 2009]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8058</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – With highway fatalities down thus far in 2009, Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig today announced an all out Click It or Ticket (CIOT) mobilization aimed at saving a record number of lives during the Thanksgiving Holiday.  While Illinois motorists have reached a record high of 91.7 percent safety belt usage mark, the new campaign aims to save even more lives by reaching a 100 percent safety belt compliance rate.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5EE5605917626676F6A285FA4C10F7B0</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amtrak Illinois Ridership Up 20 Percent Since 2007 - 1.8 million passengers on state-supported routes last year;State seeking funds to reduce Chicago-St. Louis travel times by 90 minute]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8057</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – Amtrak trains operated under a contract with the Illinois Department of Transportation are providing a way to overcome the unpredictable costs of driving and drew more than 1.8 million passengers to state-supported routes in Fiscal Year 2009.   Overall ridership is up slightly from 2008 and rose by 20 percent from 2007.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">C0172EA66506F59C8C435EB66176FB67</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDOT, Tollway, and ISP Announce Winter Preparations and Urge Drivers To Stress Safety Message:“Ice and Snow – Take it Slow”]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8036</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD - Illinois transportation and law enforcement officials today urged motorists to start preparing themselves and their vehicles for winter driving conditions.  Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois Tollway crews and Illinois State Police (ISP) are making final preparations to get the state’s frontline winter teams and equipment ready for emergency operations for the upcoming snow and ice season.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">750263DBB2FB8547BDD810EE11A08C7A</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Pat Quinn Improves Student Bus Safety - New Law Requires Post-Trip Inspections, Two-Way Radios]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8029</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO - November 17, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a bill into law that will significantly improve the safety of Illinois’ students riding school buses.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">BECC353586042B6DBCC42C1B794C37B6</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Transportation Officials and ISP Announce Operation Save 100 Kickoff - IDOT, ISP and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Partner to save 100 Lives and $100 million by New Year’s Day]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8021</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) alongside Illinois State Police (ISP) today announced an all out Operation Save 100 campaign aimed for Illinois to have at least 100 less fatalities on its roadways this year as compared to last year.  If successful, Illinois will have set an historic record by experiencing the fewest motor vehicle fatalities since 1921.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">31917677A66C6EDDD3AB1F68B0679E2F</guid></item></channel></rss>