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Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:15 CST

Only 50 shopping days left...

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The holidays are coming and NBC 5's Matt Rodewald might have his chopper buddy's present all locked up. Plus, cars are hitting trees, stopping for trains and weaving around dump trucks in the suburbs. Check it out in today's Chat With Matt. Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 04:46 CDT

Speed Dating...Go!

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NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald gives you a slice of life in the Traffic Lounge! Today's lesson: Things happen fast and you better adjust quickly! Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:00 CDT

Oooh!!!! Ahhh!!!

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Yup, it's the big fireworks day at the Taste and get ready for idiots in Grant Park. They'll be out and about most of the day, drinking on the lakefront, getting into arguments over something silly and then fisticuffs. That's just a small minority of... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Thursday, Jun 11, 2009 at 09:00 CDT

Flying Cars and Throwing Darts!

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(Caution: The only reason I'd make fun of a crash is because no one got hurt. Thank you.) Now TODAY, we had a spectacular accident on the Eisenhower. At 4:05 AM, two cars reportedly tangled up, and one car shot across the inbound lanes at Central Ave... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009 at 08:15 CDT

"My 4th Graders are cooler than your 4th Graders!"

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Got a little carried away today chatting with fabulous Ginger Zee today about the student groups we've talked to lately. She talks to a lot of schools daily. I think her exact quote to me once was "I think I'm booked through June." That was... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:30 CST

zzzzzzzz

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**I have to admit, it's been a little boring around the old Traffic Lounge lately. Monday's holiday meant there was not much to do, but even today traffic was rather anonymous with one exception. The Kennedy Expressway zoomed to an hour and it hadn't... Read More

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Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:15 CST

Welcome to Chat with Matt

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Hello friends. It's Matt Rodewald from our NBC 5 Traffic Plus Center, venturing into the unknown world of blogging!! Who's excited? This guy right here!Now don't you worry. I don't plan on infringing on the blog written by the great Ben Bowman (he's... Read More

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Matt Rodewald

NBC 5 Traffic and Transportation Reporter chats it up about the roads, the people on the roads, and everything behind the scenes at the Traffic Lounge.

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