Marni Pyke
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Suburbs help push Pritzker to victoryNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Suburban voters - a crucial block for first-time Gov. Bruce Rauner four years ago - helped catapult political rookie and Democrat J.B. Pritzker into office Tuesday. Aft...
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Can feds fix ongoing BNSF Line woes? Congressman calls for interventionNov 05, 2018 4:30 am - Are sweltering rail cars and teeth-gnashingly delay-prone trains a federal concern? Suburban congressman Dan Lipinski thinks so. Last month was apparently the breaking p...
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How Pritzker, Rauner campaign workers are sizing up the suburban voteNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - With days to go before Illinois' gubernatorial election, Democrat Kristina Zahorik and Republican Aaron Del Mar are planting lawn signs, running phone banks and walking ...
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How would a graduated income tax work in Illinois? Here's how three nearby states do itNov 02, 2018 5:34 am - This story has been updated to clarify that J.B. Pritzker's reference to people paying "13 to 13.5 percent of their income in state taxes" includes sales and other t...
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O'Hare's Parking Lot F reborn — with a car rental twistOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - O'Hare International Airport's combo car rental and long-term parking structure opens Wednesday in advance of the Thanksgiving travel juggernaut. For travelers, that me...
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Accusations fly as residents near Sterigenics fear chemical exposureOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - Willowbrook residents described sick children gasping for air and a disconnected government at a hearing Friday concerning the Sterigenics company, which officials are i...
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Tollway leaders spar over spending as expansion is plannedOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - Amid objections about overspending, Illinois tollway directors increased their consulting engineer's contract by nearly $6 million Thursday to design a new customer serv...
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Pritzker, Rauner campaign back-to-back in suburbs this weekOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - With just two weeks left before the Nov. 6 election, rivals Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker appealed to core constituencies in back-to-back subur...
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Big construction weekend coming on Metra BNSF lineOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Metra BNSF Line riders jumping on the train this weekend should prepare for delays and schedule changes. The commuter railroad is squeezing three weeks of track repairs ...
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Pritzker, Rauner split on free full-day kindergarten, and so are suburban schoolsOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Pritzker, Rauner are split on it, and so are suburban schools