Marni Pyke
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Suburbs deserve western terminal at O'Hare, tollway chairman saysFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois Tollway Chairman Robert Schillerstrom pushed for a full-blown, not scaled-back, version of western access at O'Hare in a speech Monday to members of the City Cl...
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Deal could come this week on $8 billion O'Hare expansionFeb 25, 2018 12:00 am - Years of negotiations could come to fruition this week with announcement of a massive O'Hare expansion deal between the city of Chicago and the major airlines, but it's ...
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Illinois Tollway names Elizabeth Gorman new executive directorFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Elizabeth "Liz" Gorman, a former Cook County commissioner, was chosen Thursday as the Illinois Tollway's new executive director. She succeeds Greg Bedalov, who left the ...
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Metra looking to buy used locomotives to help reduce delaysFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - Metra riders could get a push from a fleet of previously used locomotives the agency is eying to purchase this year. Metra directors Wednesday authorized executives to n...
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Politically connected tollway employee's last job? Selling office furniture in 2001Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am - A politically connected Illinois tollway employee hired last year for an important $80,016 engineering department job last worked in 2001 as an account executive selling...
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Illinois Tollway Executive Director Greg Bedalov resigns; expected to lead stadium authorityFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois Tollway Executive Director Greg Bedalov has resigned after three years on the job, officials said. The Downers Grove resident's last day is Friday, Director Jo...
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Talking to your kids about school shootingsFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was originally published after the Las Vegas shooting. In the wake of another mass shooting, the American Academy of Pediatrics is advisin...
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Chicago Auto Show roars into town with electrics, dream cars and moreFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - Contradictions abound at the Chicago Auto Show this year, with dissent on how soon autonomous and electric vehicles will take over the marketplace and a new focus on old...
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Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected managerFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Attorney General's office has intervened in the Illinois tollway's denial of a Freedom of Information Act request from the Daily Herald seeking the resume o...
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Rauner rebuts allegations of doing business at governor's mansionFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner says there's no validity to allegations he crossed a line in keeping his public life and financial dealings separate. "Let's be clear, my assets are in...