Marni Pyke
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Park Ridge man hit, killed by train near BarringtonJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - A 41-year-old Park Ridge man died after he was struck by Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line train late Sunday morning near Barrington. At 12:53 p.m., the railroad announ...
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Beach Park man charged with kidnapping 3 Ohio childrenJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - A Beach Park man has been charged with kidnapping three Ohio children after Lake County sheriff's police tracked them to a local gas station Saturday. Michael Negron, 19...
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'We all lost our best friend': Radio icon Lin Brehmer dies after cancer battleJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - Beloved WXRT 93.1-FM radio host and rock'n'roll poet laureate Lin Brehmer has died after battling cancer, the Chicago radio station reported Sunday. “It is with a heavy ...
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Metra aims high in 2023 to bring riders back after pandemic lowsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - To correct a previous version, LKH&S CEO is Stan Lewin and in May 2021 Metra renewed the firm's contract for $4.7 million through April 2023. Metra leaders set an ...
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What's coming around the corner? Vehicles keep crashing onto Elgin homeowner's propertyJan 16, 2023 4:20 am - Christopher Hilton tenses every time a vehicle turns onto his street. And who can blame the Elgin homeowner after multiple crashes into his property? The culprit, Hilto...
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 down by 20%, even as 'Kraken' cases riseJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 declined by more than 20% in a week and counties at an elevated transmission level for the virus also decreased, the Illinois Department of...
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FAA computer debacle delays hundreds of O'Hare, Midway flightsJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - Wednesday's aviation computer meltdown snarled flights for countless business travelers, families and honeymooners at O'Hare International Airport. The Federal Aviation ...
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Metra rolls out new website to track trains in real timeJan 10, 2023 4:05 am - Metra debuts a new train tracking system today that will allow riders to see where their trains are in real time and when they should arrive. The metratracker.com websit...
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Bumper to bumper: Chicago area ranked worst in the nation for traffic congestionJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - How bad is traffic in the Chicago area? How about worst in the nation, according to a report that finds in 2022 the average local driver lost 155 hours a year to congest...
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Small plane makes emergency landing on I-355Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - A small plane made a safe, emergency landing on busy I-355 near Bolingbrook on Tuesday. The single-engine Beechcraft G33 didn't hit any vehicles or tollway equipment whe...