Marni Pyke
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Police, prosecutors find fault with legal pot: How do you test drivers for it?May 20, 2019 5:30 am - A plan to legalize recreational marijuana leaves some Illinois lawmakers on a collision course with many cops and prosecutors tasked with catching stoned drivers. "It's ...
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New tollway chief wants to hear from stakeholders on Route 53May 17, 2019 5:20 am - The Illinois tollway's new chief is neutral on the Route 53 extension for now, wants to prioritize customer service and hopes to stabilize an agency that's been churning...
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Metra OKs engineering for train to Oswego, but who will pay to build it?May 15, 2019 1:00 am - Extending Metra BNSF commuter service into Kendall County gathered steam Wednesday after directors approved a $4.7 million engineering contract to design a conceptual pl...
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Homeowner's reaction to I-294 project: 'We are being railroaded' by the tollwayMay 13, 2019 5:30 am - As a $4 billion Central Tri-State (I-294) widening gathers speed, some residents in the crosshairs of the project feel like they've been bulldozed. "It's been almost a...
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Group choosing overnight O'Hare runway rotation could growMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - An advisory group grappling with how to distribute jet noise evenly around the region at night may get a little louder. The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission's Gover...
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What adults should know about the measles vaccine as disease makes a comebackMay 08, 2019 5:00 am - Your child or grandchild is immunized for measles, but what about you? If you can't remember getting the MMR vaccine or were inoculated in the 1960s, here's what you nee...
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Passengers empathize with drivers' woes, but ride-shares go on at O'HareMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - Amid a nationwide protest over wages, Uber and Lyft drivers swooped in and out of O'Hare International Airport to pick up and deposit travelers as usual Wednesday. Nume...
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InTransit: Should electric-car owners pay higher state fees?May 06, 2019 5:20 am - Is the free ride over for electric vehicles? Currently, owners of Nissan Leafs, Chevrolet Volts and Bolts, and Teslas escape the state's 19-cents-per-gallon gas tax. But...
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Rubble on track at Union Station came from postal service propertyMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Postal Service is reviewing what caused concrete to topple onto a track at Union Station from property it owns above the south concourse Wednesday. The mishap c...
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Another construction weekend on the O'Hare Blue LineMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - Some suburbanites traveling on the CTA's O'Hare Blue Line this weekend will get a bonus bus shuttle ride. The Chicago Transit Authority is upgrading track and signals be...