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Thursday, November 29, 2012  Liberty teens Brooke Wiewel and Olivia Hanzel are headed to Washington D.C. to attend the Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit.

Friday, October 19, 2012  1st Illinois Amtrak train to hit 110 mph in modest milestone for Obama's high-speed rail plans

Monday, April 30, 2012 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Illinois officials say the state stands to lose $900 million in federal funding for highways if a Republican-led transportation bill passes in the House this week.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Most who text behind the wheel say they don't think it's dangerous when they do it -- only when others do.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Ray LaHood is stepping down as U.S. Transportation Secretary at the end of President Obama's current term.

Sunday, April 24, 2011  Two air traffic control personnel are fired after caught sleeping on the job.

Monday, May 10, 2010  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says more fines are possible for Toyota Motor Corp. if further safety violations are uncovered.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  Insurer State Farm says it warned government about Toyota acceleration in 2007

Friday, February 05, 2010  Toyota chief apologizes for recalls, sets up quality committee, stops short of Prius recall

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  Instead, LaHood says take the vehicles to dealerships to get them repaired.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  LaHood says earlier advice to avoid driving Toyotas a 'misstatement,' seek repairs from dealer

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  AP Interview: US Transportation chief says Toyota "a little safety deaf" on gas pedal problems

Monday, August 24, 2009  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling the government's Cash for Clunkers program an unprecedented success.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009  Obama administration to convene safety summit on texting, distracted driving