Marni Pyke
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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...
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Tollway's I-490 project inching toward O'Hare's back doorJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - A new toll road hugging O'Hare's west side and leading into the airport itself is gaining momentum after officials recently approved a $89 million contract with engineer...
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Doubled state gas tax just a start. State law will cost you in other ways, tooJun 24, 2019 5:00 am - Location is everything when it comes to who pays the most in gasoline taxes to fix the state's highways and transit system. Lawmakers in early June agreed to double the ...