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No flowers for my Toyota this Valentine's Day
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/7/2010
I may have dodged a bullet. Or rather, a faulty accelerator on my 2007 Corolla. he 2007 Corolla isn't among the multiple makes and model years affected by the massive recall of Toyota vehicles for accelerator pedal problems - yet. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/7/2010
I may have dodged a bullet. Or rather, a faulty accelerator on my 2007 Corolla. he 2007 Corolla isn't among the multiple makes and model years affected by the massive recall of Toyota vehicles for accelerator pedal problems - yet. FULL STORY
Expect CTA changes for the worse
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/6/2010
Suburbanites heading into Chicago will find certain express buses missing and reduced service on some CTA routes and subway lines starting Sunday. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/6/2010
Suburbanites heading into Chicago will find certain express buses missing and reduced service on some CTA routes and subway lines starting Sunday. FULL STORY
Red-light cameras on tap in Springfield
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/6/2010
A suburban Republican and a Chicago Democrat are joining forces to change some of the rules regulating controversial red-light surveillance cameras in the General Assembly. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/6/2010
A suburban Republican and a Chicago Democrat are joining forces to change some of the rules regulating controversial red-light surveillance cameras in the General Assembly. FULL STORY
Planners look at picking up the Pace on Oak Brook route
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
Not quite the hare, but definitely not the tortoise, arterial rapid transit for the suburbs is getting a boost from the Regional Transportation Authority. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
Not quite the hare, but definitely not the tortoise, arterial rapid transit for the suburbs is getting a boost from the Regional Transportation Authority. FULL STORY
Primary over, water district hopefuls face November race
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/4/2010
The three winners in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner have a new challenge - five rivals in the general election this November. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/4/2010
The three winners in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner have a new challenge - five rivals in the general election this November. FULL STORY
Metra disciplines two over door catching kid's boot
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/2/2010
Two Metra conductors are being disciplined but will not lose their jobs after a 4-year-old boy's foot stuck in a train door while on their watch. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/2/2010
Two Metra conductors are being disciplined but will not lose their jobs after a 4-year-old boy's foot stuck in a train door while on their watch. FULL STORY
Fur flies at Brookfield Zoo's Groundhog Day election
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/2/2010
A crowd of supporters at Brookfield Zoo waited anxiously to see which of its two groundhogs - Tumbleweed or Cloudy - would emerge Tuesday morning to see its shadow and win an impromptu election organized by curators. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/2/2010
A crowd of supporters at Brookfield Zoo waited anxiously to see which of its two groundhogs - Tumbleweed or Cloudy - would emerge Tuesday morning to see its shadow and win an impromptu election organized by curators. FULL STORY
Transit agencies plan layoffs, cuts, fare hikes
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/31/2010
Just two winters ago, Chicago-area transit riders feared a doomsday scenario with threatened fare hikes, route cuts and layoffs. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/31/2010
Just two winters ago, Chicago-area transit riders feared a doomsday scenario with threatened fare hikes, route cuts and layoffs. FULL STORY
Tollway transponders in your vehicles don't last forever
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/31/2010
They had been together since 2000. They enjoyed cruising the Tri-State during rush hour, cranking "Free Bird" on the stereo and the smell of a new pine air freshener. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/31/2010
They had been together since 2000. They enjoyed cruising the Tri-State during rush hour, cranking "Free Bird" on the stereo and the smell of a new pine air freshener. FULL STORY
Donations flood in for MWRD candidates
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
The race for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District shows sizable differences in the amount of funds raised among the nine Democrats running for three spots in Tuesday's primary. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
The race for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District shows sizable differences in the amount of funds raised among the nine Democrats running for three spots in Tuesday's primary. FULL STORY
Toll authority seeks grant for Tri-State/I-57 interchange
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
Getting to Illini games without running afoul of the infamous I-57/Tri-State disconnect may hinge on federal funding, tollway officials said. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
Getting to Illini games without running afoul of the infamous I-57/Tri-State disconnect may hinge on federal funding, tollway officials said. FULL STORY
Choose Chicago, high-speed rail fans say
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/28/2010
Supporters of high-speed rail should know as early as today if the train is heading for Chicago. President Obama is expected to announce how the federal government will divvy up $8 billion in stimulus cash for fast trains during an event in Florida, The Associated Press has reported. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/28/2010
Supporters of high-speed rail should know as early as today if the train is heading for Chicago. President Obama is expected to announce how the federal government will divvy up $8 billion in stimulus cash for fast trains during an event in Florida, The Associated Press has reported. FULL STORY
Illinois a big winner under Obama's high-speed rail plan
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/28/2010
A faster train trip from Chicago to St. Louis through Springfield may not mean that much unless you're a Cardinals fan or state lawmaker - but supporters of high speed rail say an influx of federal funding also means jobs.
FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/28/2010
A faster train trip from Chicago to St. Louis through Springfield may not mean that much unless you're a Cardinals fan or state lawmaker - but supporters of high speed rail say an influx of federal funding also means jobs.
FULL STORY
Audit: Conflict of interest present in tollway deals
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/27/2010
An obscure Illinois tollway audit in 2008 warned about conflict of interest involving engineering contracts, sloppy record-keeping and insufficient checks and balances in the midst of the agency's $6.3 billion road widening and rebuilding program. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/27/2010
An obscure Illinois tollway audit in 2008 warned about conflict of interest involving engineering contracts, sloppy record-keeping and insufficient checks and balances in the midst of the agency's $6.3 billion road widening and rebuilding program. FULL STORY
Naperville native behind new Field Museum gems, jewelry exhibit
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/25/2010
Diamonds aren't Alison Neumann's only best friend. So are tourmalines, beryls, garnets, and amethysts. The Naperville gemologist got the fever as a kid when she visited the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and saw the Hope diamond FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/25/2010
Diamonds aren't Alison Neumann's only best friend. So are tourmalines, beryls, garnets, and amethysts. The Naperville gemologist got the fever as a kid when she visited the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and saw the Hope diamond FULL STORY
Ike rebuild looms this summer and bumpy ride to Lake Villa
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/24/2010
I know you're sick of winter with its endless ice storms, snowstorms, shoveling, car-won't-start, road-salt-on-boots, lost-gloves misery. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/24/2010
I know you're sick of winter with its endless ice storms, snowstorms, shoveling, car-won't-start, road-salt-on-boots, lost-gloves misery. FULL STORY
Planners goal for suburbs in 2040: less traffic, less pollution
by marni pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/22/2010
On a typical January day in 2040, the average suburbanite could get home in record time because of congestion-free roads, step into a house warmed by solar power and then walk (not drive) to the grocery to pick up some locally produced food for dinner. FULL STORY
by marni pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/22/2010
On a typical January day in 2040, the average suburbanite could get home in record time because of congestion-free roads, step into a house warmed by solar power and then walk (not drive) to the grocery to pick up some locally produced food for dinner. FULL STORY
Metra fights back against discrimination claims
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
Metra leaders on Wednesday denied the agency discriminates against minorities, in the wake of a class-action lawsuit that claims transit funding is inequitable. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
Metra leaders on Wednesday denied the agency discriminates against minorities, in the wake of a class-action lawsuit that claims transit funding is inequitable. FULL STORY
Feds reaching out after EJ&E merger
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
Federal regulators want to hear what residents affected by the merger of CN and the EJ&E railways have to say about train traffic. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
Federal regulators want to hear what residents affected by the merger of CN and the EJ&E railways have to say about train traffic. FULL STORY
From farmboy to FBI to cleaning up the tollway
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/20/2010
A seasoned FBI crime-fighter now putting his experience to use at the Illinois tollway says he needs more hands on deck to do the job properly. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/20/2010
A seasoned FBI crime-fighter now putting his experience to use at the Illinois tollway says he needs more hands on deck to do the job properly. FULL STORY
Water district election affects local projects
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/20/2010
If they move on to election in November, the three people elected out of nine Democrats running in the Feb. 2 primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will make decisions on projects that hit close to home for suburbanites affected by flooding. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/20/2010
If they move on to election in November, the three people elected out of nine Democrats running in the Feb. 2 primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will make decisions on projects that hit close to home for suburbanites affected by flooding. FULL STORY
Secret report paid for with taxpayer dollars still secret
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/17/2010
I had a headache all week. It could have been the weather. Could have been excessive caffeine. Or it could have been 5 ILCS 430 and 5 ILCS 140. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/17/2010
I had a headache all week. It could have been the weather. Could have been excessive caffeine. Or it could have been 5 ILCS 430 and 5 ILCS 140. FULL STORY
Railway czar says Illinois merits high-speed train cash
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/16/2010
Illinois certainly deserves federal cash for high-speed rail, but so do other states was as far as Federal Railroad Administration Chief Joseph Szabo ventured Friday. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/16/2010
Illinois certainly deserves federal cash for high-speed rail, but so do other states was as far as Federal Railroad Administration Chief Joseph Szabo ventured Friday. FULL STORY
Candidates debate 'gravy train' issue on water district
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/15/2010
When it comes to perks, it's a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty world for the nine Democrats running for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in the Feb. 2 primary. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/15/2010
When it comes to perks, it's a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty world for the nine Democrats running for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in the Feb. 2 primary. FULL STORY
Cell phones, texting and the law
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/13/2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation wants nationwide attention on distracted driving but there are huge differences in what individual states allow. Here's a look at what drivers can and cannot do in Illinois. FULL STORY
By Marni Pyke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/13/2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation wants nationwide attention on distracted driving but there are huge differences in what individual states allow. Here's a look at what drivers can and cannot do in Illinois. FULL STORY
