Marni Pyke
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Goodbye, SUV: Metra video of staged crash shows why trains always winOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - It was a setup and no one was harmed - but the video of a Metra locomotive pounding into an SUV and tossing it like a toy still evokes a wince. Officials with the commut...
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Pritzker wants to root out 'corruption' at tollwaySep 29, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic candidate for governor J.B. Pritzker criticized political favoritism at the Illinois tollway and promised a clean slate if elected. "I have deep concerns abou...
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More input on jet noise, protection against being bumped in new FAA rulesSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - A law empowering flyers and residents hit by jet noise passed with strong backing from Democrats and Republicans in the midst of a partisan war over a Supreme Court nomi...
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Pritzker: Expanding gambling for road funds worth a look, but mileage tax too experimentalSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - Expanding gambling in Illinois could help pay for roads and bridges, J.B. Pritzker told the Daily Herald editorial board, while distancing himself from a politically vol...
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Illinois 200: Illinois' long (and sometimes rocky) romance with trains enduresSep 24, 2018 5:30 am - Trains brought Abraham Lincoln's body home to Illinois, transported southern blacks escaping Jim Crow laws to Chicago and now carry a labor force of thousands between th...
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Cadre of GOP insiders getting big salaries at Illinois tollwaySep 22, 2018 1:00 am - In less than two years, the Illinois tollway has hired six Republican insiders for high-level jobs that collectively pay nearly $916,000 a year, including a former elect...
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New Cumberland Avenue flyover ramp set to open ThursdaySep 20, 2018 1:00 am - A little less stress for Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Kennedy Expressway drivers is expected Thursday when a new flyover ramp onto Cumberland Avenue opens. Gridlock co...
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'Liar,' 'failure,' 'phony': Going gets nasty with jabs in first gubernatorial debateSep 20, 2018 1:00 am - Sneers and jeers predominated Thursday in the first debate matchup with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker. The two wealthy businessmen were joined ...
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Rauner: Sexual assault claims against Kavanaugh 'very serious'Sep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner came to an Addison manufacturer to talk taxes but shifted gears to state that sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were ...
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After worker's death, tollway urges drivers to report construction-zone speedersSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois State Police and tollway leaders Tuesday urged drivers to pay attention in construction zones and report scofflaws after the second fatal crash in a year killed...