Marni Pyke
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Roskam tries positive approach with Trump, but Trump pushes back, he saysJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - Seizing a few minutes with Donald Trump Tuesday after he walked back his dismissal of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam tried an anecdote to ...
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Broken air conditioning on heels of schedule changes steams BNSF ridersJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - Sweat-drenched Metra commuters aren't reacting well to air-conditioning fizzling on the BNSF Line and that put the freight railroad on the hot seat Wednesday. BNSF Railr...
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Rauner: 'Very clear that Russian agents hacked election systems'Jul 17, 2018 1:00 am - Given that Russian hackers breached election systems in Illinois, Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday said he was "deeply troubled" by some of President Donald Trump's remarks at ...
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Barrington's 'perfect storm': Stalled train on EJ&E blocks ambulancesJul 16, 2018 5:30 am - Ten years ago, Barrington residents predicted that running enormous CN trains on the sleepy EJ & E tracks through town would clog traffic, hamstring first responders and...
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Illinois lawmakers pile on Trump/Putin summit, use the 'T' wordJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - With comments like "borders on treason" and calls for congressional hearings, suburban Democrats and Republicans in Congress condemned President Donald Trump's words aft...
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Rauner: Trump trade war could cause 'massive unemployment' in IllinoisJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledged a trade war "could cause massive unemployment and job losses" in Illinois as he was touring a Schaumburg steel company Tuesday with Japane...
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Hawthorn Woods mayor calls Route 53 extension group 'coercive'Jul 09, 2018 5:30 am - You know finding consensus on extending Route 53 will be a hard slog when friction emerges over an agreement to agree. The Illinois tollway this spring created a Stakeho...
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Some long-haul Metra riders get fare breakJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - The long commute remains, but some Metra riders in the railroad's outermost communities will get a break on fares as the agency consolidates certain zones next week. The...
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Former Metra board chairman could be on national railway boardJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - Former Metra Chairman Marty Oberman will be taking his bow ties and bicycle to Washington if confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a spot on the U.S. Surface Transportation B...
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Tollway board 'newbie' Brad Stephens ready to embrace I-294 projectJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway board's newest director, Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens, said he's ready to dig into details of the agency's latest ambitious project to widen I-294. ...