Marni Pyke
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Pension consolidation coming to suburban fire and police departmentsNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - A historic plan to consolidate suburban and downstate fire and police pension plans passed the Senate Thursday with bipartisan support from local lawmakers. Democratic G...
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Give Metra control of Union Station, Lipinski saysNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Amtrak should give up control of Union Station in light of some "disastrous" mishaps, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski said Wednesday at an oversight hearing. "Improvements must b...
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Local congressional Democrats press witnesses in impeachment inquiryNov 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Two congressmen representing the suburbs pressed witnesses to clarify the record Wednesday in a fiercely partisan impeachment hearing into whether President Donald Trump...
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Are Illinois tollway payment machines shortchanging cash-paying drivers?Nov 11, 2019 4:30 am - Got family or friends from out of town visiting this Thanksgiving? Tell them to pack nickels and dimes along with the pumpkin pie. That's because the $76,000 automatic p...
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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...