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Marni Pyke

Transportation/Projects Writer
  • Phone(847) 427-4553
  • Emailmpyke@dailyherald.com

Marni Pyke reports on transportation for the Daily Herald. Her portfolio was recently expanded to include projects. Her beat includes Metra, the Regional Transportation Authority, the Illinois tollway, Pace, aviation and writing a weekly column, "In Transit."

Prior to focusing on transportation, Pyke worked as a DuPage County metro reporter for the Daily Herald covering county government, the forest preserve and politics. She also reported on Naperville and Lisle, after joining the newspaper in 2000.

Previously, Pyke worked as a reporter at the Crystal Lake-based Northwest Herald and at Press Publications in Elmhurst, where she was a reporter and a managing editor. At Press Publications, she received first place at the Illinois Press Association awards for editorial writing.

In 2009, Pyke received first place at the Chicago Headline Club's Peter Lisagor awards for her articles on rescuing birds from skyscrapers, "A Wing and a Prayer." This year, she was a finalist for the investigative series "Seeing Red," on red-light cameras at the Investigative Reporters and Editors awards, and received a second-place award for the same series at the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association Awards.

She has been a guest on several local broadcast programs, including ABC 7 Chicago's Sunday morning news show, "Chicago Tonight" on WTTW, and WBBM radio's "At Issue."

Pyke graduated from Victoria University at the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in English and history. She has a graduate certificate in journalism from Sheridan College, Ontario.

Hobbies include hiking, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, keeping her garden in order, and keeping her dog in order. She lives in Downers Grove with her husband.

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House approves $1 cigarette tax hike

May 25 2012 | 8:29 pm - The Illinois House approved a proposal Friday to raise the prices of cigarettes by $1 a pack. The proposal, approved 60-52, is part of a package meant to fill a $2.7 billion Medicaid funding shortfall. "It's a win for hospitals, it's a win for...

Police out in force for holiday weekend

May 26 2012 | 2:47 pm - Watch out, lead foot. Local and state police are out in full force this Memorial Day weekend, checking for speeders, drunken drivers and seatbelt scofflaws. Let's be careful out there. “Speed is the No. 1 contributor to traffic crashes on...

Express bus option drives up costs of Jane Addams redevelopment

May 24 2012 | 11:44 pm - What will a new and improved Jane Addams Tollway look like? Think wider, bus rapid transit and carpool lanes. New report has lots of ideas, few specifics.

Uptick in Memorial Day travel expected

May 24 2012 | 11:37 pm - More travelers are jetting off for a Memorial Day vacation than in 2011, the Chicago Department of Aviation reports. Numbers are up at O'Hare and Midway.

Is funding gap a factor in the 6th District race?

May 24 2012 | 11:53 am - GOP heavyweight Peter Roskam is rolling in campaign dough while his Democratic opponent Leslie Coolidge's war chest could use a little help. But does money mean everything in this 6th Congressional race? "I don't think we'll ever have as much money...

NATO restrictions messing up Bensenville kids' travel plans

May 22 2012 | 10:28 am - Even kids can't catch a break with the NATO-induced security beatdown. Concord Lutheran School students planned the trip of a lifetime to the nation's capital, only to run into snags because they're traveling today. Here's how they're coping. Plus...

Tollway council opens door to Route 53 extension

May 18 2012 | 8:10 pm - After years of debate, it looks like the extension of Route 53 into Lake County could become a reality.

Metra security clampdown starts Saturday

May 18 2012 | 6:50 pm - Walk softly and carry a small purse. Oh, and leave your coffee on the platform today when Metra implements restrictions on passengers on the eve of the NATO summit.

Commuters hope for normalcy after day of bag checks, coffee-less train rides

May 21 2012 | 6:47 pm - Protests and security issues sparked by the NATO summit deflated turnout on Metra lines today, keeping lines and confusion mostly at bay even as some suburb-bound commuters face bag checks before they board this afternoon. Police at Oglivie...

Tollway use is down, but revenue is up

May 17 2012 | 12:45 pm - Higher rates drove some motorists away from the Illinois tollway in the first quarter of 2012, statistics released Wednesday indicate. There were about 4 million fewer passenger vehicle transactions January through March as a result of tolls nearly...

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