Marni Pyke
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Freight railroad merger draws fiery comments on Day 1 of federal hearingSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Supporters and opponents of a merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern freight railroads laid out vastly diverging scenarios at a federal hearing Wed...
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Pritzker in Aurora advocates for gun reform as Bailey warns about Safe-T ActSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker advocated for a statewide ban on what have been called assault weapons as well as high-capacity magazines at an event Tuesday in Aurora where two moth...
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Like lower prices at the pump? Don't get too used to them, experts warnSep 26, 2022 5:30 am - For most of the summer, the oil industry threw consumers a bone. Pump prices incrementally dipped from punitive highs nearing $6 per gallon in June to $3.96 in mid-Septe...
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Cook County moves into low COVID-19 transmission level. Now look out for the flu.Sep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County and Chicago moved into the low category for COVID-19 transmissions, officials announced Friday. That's the first time since early May, the Cook County Depart...
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O'Hare's 66 global destinations make it the best-connected airport in the worldSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - From Auckland to Zurich, O'Hare International Airport counts 66 global destinations in its roster. And that hustle earned the Chicago institution a No. 1 ranking as best...
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'Workers' Rights Amendment': What's in it and how Democrats and Republicans are sizing it upSep 20, 2022 5:00 am - Editor's note: An updated version of the story clarifies the use of "Workers Rights Amendment." As gubernatorial rival Darren Bailey campaigned downstate Monday, Go...
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Cost of former tollway chief's exit: $111,500Sep 19, 2022 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway's revolving executive suite drama is coming at a high cost for customers. Records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show that E...
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'It's fun and exciting': LIV Golf fans see the bright side of event that's drawn fireSep 17, 2022 1:00 am - Fans at the LIV Golf Invitational Chicago 2022 tournament Saturday at Sugar Grove's Rich Harvest Farms largely focused on play - not controversy. The upstart golf leagu...
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Metra service to return to normal after labor agreement reachedSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - It's all back to normal on Metra, officials said Thursday, after the resolution of a labor dispute between freight railroads and the workers that maintain the tracks and...
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'What we can control, we will': Metra preps for strike that could halt UP, BNSFSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - Metra expects Milwaukee District trains will run Friday along with three other lines, but the popular Union Pacific and BNSF routes will be sidelined if freight rail wor...