Marni Pyke
-
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...
-
'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...
-
No Metra service Friday? Potential strike could halt trains on most routesSep 13, 2022 1:00 am - With fraught negotiations between freight railroads and workers stalling, Metra warned riders to prepare for a potential strike on Friday that could halt trains on most ...
-
Pritkzer, Bailey continue to throw down on crimeSep 13, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and gubernatorial rival Sen. Darren Bailey escalated their throwdown over crime rates in Chicago with eight weeks to go before the Nov. 8 election. Th...
-
Will suburbs opposing railroad merger plan beat the odds?Sep 12, 2022 5:30 am - Fourteen years ago, suburbanites marched with homemade signs, lobbied their congressmen and hired lawyers in hopes of defeating a proposed merger between mega railroad C...
-
'We're being railroaded': Suburban leaders blast merger plan in front of federal regulatorsSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Federal regulators got an earful Monday about the proposed merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways at a forum in Itasca. The two railroads are a...
-
Metra extends bargain $100 fare program through end of the year intended to entice ridersSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - Metra will keep selling its new $100 all-zone monthly pass through 2022 as it's proved popular among riders. The agency introduced the "Super Saver" pass July 1 as a thr...
-
Feds extend time to opine on hot-button railway mergerSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - There's more time to vent on a controversial merger proposal between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways that's generated pushback from a number of suburb...
-
More than 700,000 doses of new COVID-19 booster headed for Illinois in first shipmentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An initial shipment of 730,000 doses of the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are headed for Illinois after federal emergency use authorization Thursday. The Illinois D...
-
Got questions about the new COVID-19 booster? Here are some answersSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - With final approval for a new COVID-19 booster expected soon, Chicago's top doctor urged eligible residents to get the shot once it's available. "The reason we want folk...