Marni Pyke
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Metra spending $15.5 million on security cameras in passenger carsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Metra plans to deploy an army of security cameras on all its train lines in the near future. Board directors Friday approved a $15.5 million contract with Railhead Corp....
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Governor stops in DuPage County to tout roadbuilding programNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker came to DuPage County Wednesday in the wake of a $45 billion infrastructure program approved by the General Assembly this summer. Lawmakers in June pa...
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Pace reverses course, plans to keep 8 threatened bus routes for nowNov 04, 2019 12:00 am - Pace will spare eight bus routes slated to be canceled or downsized after getting a thumb's down from riders, officials said Monday. "We hear them," Pace spokeswoman Mag...
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'What's wrong with you guys?' Arroyo scolded tollway after it dumped his donorNov 04, 2019 12:00 am - A former state representative recently arrested on federal bribery charges lambasted Illinois tollway directors for "hanky-panky" in 2016 after they rejected a contract ...
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Arroyo resigns after allegations he bribed senator; GOP fingers Link as FBI sourceNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - In a remarkable political turnaround, state Rep. Luis Arroyo has resigned in the wake of his bribery arrest on allegations he gave an unnamed senator $2,500 to promote g...
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Latest O'Hare runway rotation will start SundayNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - Residents within earshot of O'Hare International Airport can expect a different sound overnight starting Sunday, when a new runway rotation begins. The rotation - subjec...
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Saturday night Metra commuters on UP Northwest, Milwaukee North will see delays, busingNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - Some suburban night owls taking Metra Saturday may be bused between stations as Metra improves track connections at key locations. The busing will affect the Union Pacif...
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Link says he's no FBI informant; Crespo to investigate Arroyo chargesOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - Everyone loves a good spy story, and it's even better if the main character is a little flawed. Meet Cooperating Witness 1, a state senator who has been an FBI source on...
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Pace proposed bus cuts will hurt homeless, disabled people, agency saysOct 28, 2019 5:30 am - When state lawmakers passed new fees and a gas tax in June to fund a capital program, the bad news was sweetened by the expectation it would fix roads, repair infrastruc...
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Student debt, 'Right to Try': What suburbanites heard from Trump at $4M fundraiserOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - It's either vote for me or for a bunch of "lunatics," a freewheeling President Donald Trump told an audience at an exclusive fundraiser luncheon Monday. The president de...