Marni Pyke
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Midyear surge pushes O’Hare ahead of Atlanta for busiest airport crown, but will it stick?Jul 29, 2025 7:08 pm - A “milestone” for O’Hare, surpassing Atlanta in flights. New gates, airline activity are credited.
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Plan your detour: Arlington Heights Road ramp to I-90 closing temporarilyJul 29, 2025 7:01 pm - Arlington Heights Road drivers can brace for Jane Addams ramp closures through 2026, as the tollway removes antiquated infrastructure.
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Rate increases, express lanes, new highways considered in tollway’s latest strategic planJul 28, 2025 7:32 pm - What’s in the Illinois tollway’s latest strategic plan? Board approves 20-year “road map.”
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Whose downtown is it? Mayors wary transit board will control development near stationsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation proposes creating a transit authority to oversee Metra, Pace and the CTA and allow transit-oriented development, alarming some suburban mayors concerned about local control.
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Companies warn Illinois will be ‘toxic tort’ capital if bill is signed, but lawyers call it ‘fundamental fairness’Jul 19, 2025 12:45 pm - The big question is whether Gov. JB Pritzker will sign a measure allowing more out-of-state lawsuits on toxic exposures.
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Nostalgic for bar cars? Metra may introduce ‘café cars’Jul 16, 2025 4:52 pm - Remember Metra’s bar cars? The agency may bring back a similar amenity but alcohol’s not a given.
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Mendoza won’t run for fourth term as comptroller — says she’ll go ‘where I’m needed most.’Jul 16, 2025 1:04 pm - Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s move drives speculation she may run for mayor again and adds to the 2026 election frenzy.
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‘Near and dear to my heart’: Retired Metra CEO leaves board, union leader joinsJul 14, 2025 6:08 pm - Railroader Don Orseno rose to Metra’s executive suite and boardroom. Incoming director Brian Shanahan wants to grow regional rail.
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Slowed by obsolete toll plaza infrastructure? Tollway is removing gates and barriersJul 13, 2025 9:00 pm - It’s a far-ranging and time-consuming project but will improve commutes and save money, officials said.
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Motorcyclist, 27, dies in crash near GurneeJul 12, 2025 1:57 pm - A Lake County sheriff’s traffic team is investigating if speed or curved road were factors in a fatal Gurnee crash.