<?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>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:32:03 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[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><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Makes CTA Board Appointments - Adds Public Interest Lawyer, Environmental Policy Expert]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8013</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – November 11, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today appointed a public interest attorney and an environmental policy professional to the board of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Joining the transit board is John Bouman, president of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, and Katie McClain, Chicago City Director for the Clinton Climate Initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">40F4DA34BBE180214C23B9E55DA4F772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois’ Fallen Soldiers Honored and Remembered at New Memorial Park - Hundreds of Trees Planted to Help Memorialize the Fallen and Become a Place of Remembrance for Victims’ Families]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=23&#x26;RecNum=8011</link><description><![CDATA[MARSEILLES - In honor of Veterans Day, Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig announced today the dedication of the Illinois Fallen Soldier Tree Memorial in Illini State Park in Marseilles.  The new memorial park was put in place to honor Illinois Soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">E1226495C14F1A62AE17AA76C1F0D457</guid></item></channel></rss>