Marni Pyke
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InTransit: New Pace leader envisions possible Uber collaborationJan 07, 2019 4:30 am - Unconventional thinking has kept Pace alive so far but the reinvention of the suburban bus agency must continue, said Rocky Donahue, Pace's new acting executive director...
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Will government shutdown affect O'Hare?Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - Passengers moved smoothly through O'Hare International Airport Monday, but a continued government shutdown has potential to throw a wrench into the system, Sen. Tammy Du...
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Amid ethics concerns, Pritzker plans to oust tollway's board of directorsJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - In an unprecedented move and with urging from Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker, the General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on ousting the Illinois tollway board of directo...
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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...