Marni Pyke
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Metra to herald 2020 with free rides on New Year's EveDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - New Year's Eve revelers who want to celebrate the end of the decade safely will get a bonus from Metra Dec. 31. Officials announced Wednesday that passengers can ride fr...
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At last, interchange at Route 47 and I-88 will let Sugar Grove drivers go eastDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - After years with no access to and from the east on I-88, Sugar Grove residents finally can hop onto the Reagan Memorial Tollway from Route 47 and drive to Chicago. The v...
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Tollway boss brings in five former colleagues, at $893,000 a yearDec 09, 2019 4:30 am - It's one thing for new CEOs to bring in their own teams. But recruiting five former co-workers for top positions at the Illinois tollway and paying them nearly $900,000 ...
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Behind the scenes of a collision prevented over O'Hare: The conclusionDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Second of two parts It's March 1 at the busiest airport in the nation and air traffic controllers have just noticed a disaster about to happen. An Envoy Air regiona...
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Report paints dire picture of services for disabled and elderly transit ridersDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - People with disabilities and the elderly are often "stranded and isolated" in their homes because of meager transit options, a Metropolitan Planning Council report finds...
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Teary-eyed returns home from college, and other Thanksgiving reunions at O'HareNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - Tears at the airport are usually a sign of a painful parting, but in Emma Wilkinson's case, it was all about joy Wednesday. A posse of her parents, Nancy and Brad Wilkin...
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Theater review: Paramount's 'Beauty and the Beast' enchants with magical mix of thrills, laughsNov 26, 2019 5:00 am - “Beauty and the Beast” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Paramount Theatre's production of Disney's “Beauty and the Beast” is a dazzling holiday confection, a dark chocolate truffle with a swe...
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Storms in the west, high winds here: What Wednesday's looking like if you're travelingNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - To correct a Nov. 27 story, Gianna Urgo is a spokeswoman for American Airlines. A massive storm brewing out west was affecting some travelers flying to the suburbs...
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'Hundreds of lives were at stake': How air traffic controllers caught a close call at O'HareNov 25, 2019 4:20 am - There were no fist-pumps when air traffic controllers Ryan Schile and Andrew Rice accepted awards for preventing a catastrophic midair collision in March at O'Hare Inter...
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Krishnamoorthi: Impeachment investigation offers 'ample evidence of wrongdoing'Nov 22, 2019 12:00 am - A two-week whirlwind of witnesses has come and gone from Capitol Hill, leaving U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi with the conclusion that "there is ample evidence of wrongdo...