Marni Pyke
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Marmion Academy is going coed, but not all are on board with the changeNov 19, 2024 10:32 am - Marmion Academy’s decision to welcome female students in 2026 surprises some.
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Turkey to go? Here’s the skinny on cheap flights, gas prices and airport security linesNov 18, 2024 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is coming like a freight train. How to get over the river and through the woods and keep your sanity.
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Everything’s better under the sea in Drury Lane’s ‘The Little Mermaid’Nov 15, 2024 1:29 pm - Drury Lane Theatre’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is not only an effervescent escape from reality, it also morphs into a pep rally for Ariel, her friends and enemies.
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40% drop in Metra trains could come in 2027, leaders warnNov 13, 2024 8:41 pm - Metra leaders are warning of service cuts of up to 40% in 2027 if a pending “fiscal cliff” materializes.
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The last rose of summer … er … fall: Mild November results in ‘weird’ lilac, crabapple floweringNov 12, 2024 6:47 pm - Drought and a mild fall is confusing flowering plants, experts say.
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Lots of legroom at O’Hare’s new parking structureNov 12, 2024 10:45 am - A new parking structure at O’Hare’s Terminal 5 more than doubles he number of spaces previously available.
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Metra’s traveling tribute to veterans hard to missNov 11, 2024 1:38 pm - Metra on Monday debuted a unique locomotive honoring veterans, active duty service members and reservists that will operate throughout the system this fall and winter.
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Grab your Metra holiday train tickets — they’ll sell faster than flying reindeerNov 11, 2024 11:21 am - Tickets for Metra’s popular holiday trains go on sale at noon Monday on six lines.
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What’s going on with effort to nix senior road test as veto session approaches?Nov 10, 2024 9:00 pm - Wait until next year is the prognosis for legislation aimed at ending Illinois’ annual road test for seniors.
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Furtive GOP votes, blue-state security blanket: What were suburbanites thinking this election?Nov 09, 2024 1:30 pm - Secret Trump votes, blue-state laissez faire — all part of presidential election eye-openers in the suburbs.