Marni Pyke
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FAA: No need for environmental study on O'Hare noise rotationJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said there's no need to prepare a new environmental study of an interim runway rotation meant to distribute nighttime jet n...
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As tollway ends Route 53 extension study, now the question: Do what with that Lake County land?Jul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to correctly attribute a quote to Lake County Board member Jessica Vealitzek. Illinois tollway leaders pulled the plug F...
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Metra BNSF trains stopped after pedestrian hitJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Trains heading to downtown and back to the suburbs are halted on Metra's BNSF Line after a pedestrian was hit near Berwyn Friday morning. The timing affects thousands of...
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Aurora is No. 2 in total DUI arrests, while Lombard has top rate per officerJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Suburban police departments scored high in the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists' annual survey of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol arrests in Illino...
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If Lake County puts Route 53 plan on ice, will tollway get cold feet?Jul 08, 2019 5:30 am - There's only one consensus on extending Route 53 into Lake County and that is - the issue has dragged on for many years. Since the 1970s, the project has been studied mu...
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Tri-State's new Mile Long Bridge will rise alongside original structuresJul 06, 2019 1:00 am - How do you tear down an iconic bridge carrying 150,000 vehicles a day and construct a replacement without causing a traffic meltdown of cataclysmic proportions? Build th...
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FAA concern might mean less noise relief for O'Hare's DuPage neighborsJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Months of discussions on creating an overnight runway rotation at O'Hare International Airport hit turbulence after federal officials warned Tuesday that one option for ...
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Today's driving double whammy: Gas tax hike, texting crackdownJul 01, 2019 5:30 am - You're sweltering in holiday traffic dreaming of cottage country, when the fuel warning goes off. Do not - repeat - do not grab your smartphone and type "cheap gas near ...
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The new gas tax is in effect. Here's how to use less fuel.Jul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Gas taxes increased Monday, but many consumers were spared massive sticker shock on the first day of a state-mandated, 19-cent-per-gallon fuel hike. An informal survey o...
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Sunday is your last chance to buy gas before stations add 19-cent taxJun 29, 2019 1:00 am - Good vibes prevailed in Springfield as Gov. J.B. Prizker signed a $45 billion infrastructure bill last week, but not so much at the Shell station at York and Irving Park...