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Jon Hilkevitch

Jon Hilkevitch has been the Chicago Tribune's transportation reporter since 1997. He is responsible for covering every mode of transportation, both locally and nationally, although his primary focus is transportation news affecting the Chicago metropolitan region.

One day he might write a story about an expressway project, the next day about an airplane accident, the problem of Chicago Transit Authority buses bunching up on downtown Chicago's congested streets or the prospect of privatizing the Illinois Tollway.

The common thread in his reporting is a strong consumer-oriented focus, whether the issue is flight delays at O'Hare International Airport or railroad grade-crossin...  Show more »
Jon Hilkevitch has been the Chicago Tribune's transportation reporter since 1997. He is responsible for covering every mode of transportation, both locally and nationally, although his primary focus is transportation news affecting the Chicago metropolitan region.

One day he might write a story about an expressway project, the next day about an airplane accident, the problem of Chicago Transit Authority buses bunching up on downtown Chicago's congested streets or the prospect of privatizing the Illinois Tollway.

The common thread in his reporting is a strong consumer-oriented focus, whether the issue is flight delays at O'Hare International Airport or railroad grade-crossing safety.

In 2001, a team of Tribune reporters co-led by Hilkevitch was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism for their series "Gateway to Gridlock,'' which chronicled the capacity crisis confronting the airline industry and the nation's commercial airports.

Hilkevitch, 52, also writes a weekly commuting column, called Getting Around, which allows him to interact more informally with readers and to bring their complaints about problems on Chicago-area roads and mass transit to the attention of the appropriate government agencies and, when necessary, to relentlessly prod those agencies until they do the right thing.

Hilkevitch lives in Lisle and commutes to work using Metra, the CTA and his own two feet.

His son, Nicholas, is an FAA-certified commercial pilot. He is completing his senior year at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and plans to pursue a career in aviation.  « Show less

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Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  • New CTA train cars had dangerous flaw (How we found out)

    It has been six years since then-CTA president Frank Kruesi -- who in 2012 is herding goats and making cheese in North Carolina -- so long ago signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation of Canada for hundreds of new rail cars. The trains started arriving in Chicago in late 2011. And after receiving a tantalizing but brief ride on the new rail cars, CTA customers are back riding old trains plagued by lurching stops and starts and doors that often malfunction.
    It has been six years since then-CTA president Frank Kruesi -- who in 2012 is herding goats and making cheese in North Carolina -- so long ago signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation of Canada for hundreds of new rail cars. The trains started...
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    Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  • New CTA train cars had dangerous flaw (How we found out)

    It has been six years since then-CTA president Frank Kruesi -- who in 2012 is herding goats and making cheese in North Carolina -- so long ago signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation of Canada for hundreds of new rail cars. The trains started arriving in Chicago in late 2011. And after receiving a tantalizing but brief ride on the new rail cars, CTA customers are back riding old trains plagued by lurching stops and starts and doors that often malfunction.
    It has been six years since then-CTA president Frank Kruesi -- who in 2012 is herding goats and making cheese in North Carolina -- so long ago signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation of Canada for hundreds of new rail cars. The trains started...

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      Jun 10, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

    1. P-H-M adding security measures following Sandy Hook

      <span style="font-size: small;">OSCEOLA-- The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is making changes to security at all of its elementary schools following the tragedy at Sandy Hook.</span>
      WSBT-TV
      OSCEOLA-- The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is making changes to security at all of its elementary schools following the tragedy at Sandy Hook. The district is taking advantage of summer break to do the work so that school safety is improved by...

      Tags: Health and Safety at School

      2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

    2. Newtown students to receive college scholarships

      NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Four graduating seniors from Newtown High School will receive college scholarships to help them pursue careers in education. The money is coming from the "We are Newtown" charity, which was formed by a group of local...

      Tags: Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes

      3. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

    3. Gun control advocates rally in South Bend

      <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &mdash; About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday</span> <span style="font-size: small;">in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators </span><span style="font-size: small;">to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun </span><span style="font-size: small;">sales.</span>
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      SOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...

      Tags: NASCAR, Joe Donnelly, Justice and Rights, Dan Coats, Chuck Schumer

      4. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

    4. UPDATE: Indiana panel drops school staff guns requirement

      <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; Local school boards would have to decide every year whether they wanted to have gun-carrying employees at their schools under a proposal approved Tuesday by an Indiana House committee.</span>
      INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Local school boards would have to decide every year whether they wanted to have gun-carrying employees at their schools under a proposal approved Tuesday by an Indiana House committee. The House Ways and Means Committee...

      Tags: Terry Goodin, Crime, Law and Justice, Columbine High School, Mike Pence, Laws

      5. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

    5. Administrators armed in W. Colo. school district

      DENVER (AP) — As lawmakers across the country debate arming teachers and administrators to prevent another deadly school shooting, one Colorado school district has voted to let its superintendent and a high school principal carry concealed semi-...

      Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Labor Legislation, Politics, Weaponry, Laws

      6. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

    6. Penn Harris Madison schools implementing $2 million in safety, security measures

      <span style="font-size: small;">Parents and teachers asked for it, now big changes are on the way to Penn Harris Madison schools and administrators say everyone will be safer because of it.</span>
      WSBT TV
      Parents and teachers asked for it, now big changes are on the way to Penn Harris Madison schools and administrators say everyone will be safer because of it. The safety upgrades stem from the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut where 20 kids...

      Tags: Madison (New Haven, Connecticut), Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Security Measures, Health and Safety at School

      7. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

    7. Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill

      <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary school.</span>
      WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary...

      Tags: U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Personal Weapon Control, Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly

      8. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

    8. Indiana seeing surge in gun-permit applications

      INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The national gun-control debate sparked by December's deadly Connecticut school shooting is spurring a surge of applications in Indiana for gun permits, with State Police seeing three times the number of such requests the...

      Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Politics

      9. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

    9. Gun owners rally at Indiana Statehouse

      INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gun-toting protesters rallied at the Indiana Statehouse to voice their opposition to President Barack Obama's proposed gun control plan. A crowd state police unofficially estimated at 250 chanted and waved signs on the...

      Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control, Barack Obama

      10. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

    10. South Bend police keeping closer eye on schools

      <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &ndash; It's been nearly two months since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.</span>
      WSBT-TV
      SOUTH BEND – It's been nearly two months since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. That mass shooting caused schools across the country to look again at their safety procedures. "I think a police officer would make...

      Tags: Health and Safety at School

      11. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

    11. Local congressional delegation reacts to Obama gun plan

      <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON, DC &ndash; Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday.</span>
      WASHINGTON, DC – Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following statement: “As a supporter of the Second...

      Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics

      12. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

    12. Biden meets with gun safety, victims groups

      <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. He pledged that action would be taken.</span>
      WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut...

      Tags: Mental Health, Arne Duncan, U.S. Congress, Mitch McConnell, Behavioral Conditions

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