Marni Pyke
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Shakeup possible at tollwayJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - State lawmakers could consider legislation in next week's lameduck session aimed at ending the terms of Illinois tollway directors in the wake of controversy at the agen...
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Higher gas tax, Metra fares in 2019? Experts predict transportation changes in 2019.Dec 31, 2018 4:30 am - The old year saw a major breakthrough in O'Hare modernization with an agreement between the city and airlines but little momentum on other suburban priorities like Metra...
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'This isn't a slam dunk': Why legalizing pot could test Pritzker's cloutDec 28, 2018 4:30 am - A vote on legalizing recreational marijuana could be Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's first clout test with his own party. Despite Democrats controlling the Illinois House, Se...
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Are bylaw changes weakening the tollway board, and still keeping them ethical?Dec 27, 2018 4:00 am - New Illinois tollway bylaws no longer include a process for the board to overturn a veto by the chairman. The bylaws also omitted language that previously included “pot...
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InTransit: O'Hare's interfaith chapel a place of solace for anyoneDec 23, 2018 12:00 am - A stone's throw from O'Hare's Interfaith Airport Chapel, workers lug bags off a jet. Nearby, a man waves orange batons guiding another plane to a gate. Inside, pilot Joh...
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Therapy dogs, the gift of I-PASS, and other holiday travel tipsDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - United Airlines flight attendant Allison Herriot typically focuses on passengers' anxieties, but on a busy Friday she grabbed a golden opportunity to relieve her own str...
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Union says tollway workers risk lives for too-little payDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois tollway laborers who work in the front lines of traffic picketed outside headquarters and demanded "equal pay" at a meeting Thursday. Teamsters Local 700's four...
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Suburban congressional newbies adjust to life in WashingtonDec 17, 2018 4:30 am - Sean Casten is finalizing the purchase of a studio condo. Lauren Underwood is shopping for dishes and a desk. As the suburbs' two rookie members of Congress head to Wash...
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Metra aims to upgrade messaging on train arrivals and delaysDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Metra riders will receive more accurate and timely information about train arrivals and delays, officials said in approving a $26.7 million communications and GPS upgrad...
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Pritzker sees legalized marijuana next year, but wage hike, graduated tax could take longerDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Legalizing recreational marijuana was among Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's election pledges, and a bill in support is likely to break in the General Assembly early in 2019, ...