Marni Pyke
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Metra tries $100 monthly passes to lure back elusive ridersJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - Metra is slashing its typical rates for monthly passes in an effort to pump up ridership deflated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The agency will run a pilot project b...
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What candidates for governor say about state funding help for Bears' move to Arlington Hts.May 31, 2022 1:00 am - Typically at odds, the candidates for Illinois governor play as a team when it comes to whether the state should help fund a new Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park....
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How to end lines for licenses: Secretary of state candidates stress need for more efficiencyMay 30, 2022 5:30 am - Secretary of state candidates stress need for more efficiency
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Secretary of state candidates spar over ethics issuesMay 27, 2022 5:30 am - While questions of ethics roiled a Thursday forum among Democratic candidates for Illinois secretary of state, their Republican counterparts fought over competency issue...
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Artist's passion evolves into booming business with Amdur Productions summer showsMay 26, 2022 8:00 am - Dreamy landscapes, provocative portraits and funky sculptures beguile the eye, jazz music adds a rhythm, and savory aromas tempt us. Nothing says summer like a relaxed s...
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Wheeling train crash victim leaves three young daughters behind; GoFundMe page establishedMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - Jesus "Ivan" Castrejon was anticipating a week that would make any dad proud. His oldest daughter, Amaya, was graduating from high school, and his youngest girls Victori...
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Irvin recounts his theft conviction as a teen, says young people need 'to be constantly engaged'May 25, 2022 5:05 am - Thirty-five years ago, 17-year-old Richard Irvin pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft and trespassing for his involvement in stealing a tire from an auto wrecker's yard t...
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What will NTSB consider when it probes tragic Clarendon Hills Metra crash?May 23, 2022 5:30 am - Illinois railway crossing collisions rose by 25% last year, with 125 recorded in 2021, the highest tally in six years, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. ...
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Wheeling truck driver killed in Metra crash at crossing with no gates or lightsMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Wheeling man was killed Monday when a Metra train hit the dump truck he was driving at the Hainesville Road crossing in Lake County at about 7 a.m., author...
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Artist's passion evolves into booming business with Amdur Productions' summer art festivalsMay 22, 2022 5:00 am - Dreamy landscapes, provocative portraits and funky sculptures beguile the eye, jazz music adds a rhythm, and savory aromas tempt us. Nothing says summer like a relaxed s...