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Toll hikes, NATO among 2012's top transit stories

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Metra commuters with 10-ride passes will pay more in February on the heels of another hike in February 2012.

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Burton Lindner, 69, and Zorine Lindner, 70, of Glenview, were killed about a block from their home in a train derailment on July 4.

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Illinois Route 53 ends at Lake-Cook Road, resulting in frequent backups beginning in midafternoon.

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So what were the top transportation stories of 2012? Higher tolls? Higher Metra fares? Feuding transit agencies? Accusations of racial discrimination? Coffee banned on trains? Turning tollways into freeways? The answer is all of the above. Plus readers - like you - weigh in.