Marni Pyke
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Chicago Auto Show preview: SUVs, crossovers in spotlightFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - Do crossovers rule? Will electric cars disrupt driving as we know it in a few years? Are mid-size trucks really back? Our experts answer those questions as we preview th...
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Rauner slams Ives ad as 'shameful,' criticizes legalizing marijuana for recreational useFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner slammed a controversial ad from state Rep. Jeanne Ives, his rival in the Republican primary, and criticized proposals to legalize recreational marijuan...
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Rauner clinches GOP Cook County party endorsementsFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - Republican Cook County Central Committee members endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday night over rival state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. Rauner won 27 out of 30 townships,...
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Police: Motorists warned of reckless, speeding trucker before tollway worker was hitFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Minutes before tollway worker David Schwarz was killed while working along the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) last fall, police received calls of a speeding, reckless truck d...
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Man charged in fatal hit-and-run of tollway workerFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - After a three-month hunt, Illinois State Police investigators Thursday arrested a man in connection with the hit-and-run death of an Illinois tollway worker last fall. C...
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United Airlines tightens emotional support animal policyFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - United Airlines is tightening rules for fliers who bring emotional support animals on board by requiring proof of vaccinations and an "affirmation" of good behavior from...
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'Crazy.' 'Ridiculous.' Metra riders not happy with another fare hikeJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Metra riders greeted the fourth fare increase in as many years with glum faces and wishes for improved service even as agency leaders warn more pain could come if aid do...
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How the suburbs could decide the Rauner, Ives primaryJan 30, 2018 4:02 am - State Rep. Jeanne Ives' candidacy continues to roil Republicans as many in the GOP establishment embrace Gov. Bruce Rauner as their best hope in the general election, wh...
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Ives' campaign gets $500,000 from former Rauner supporterJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - Republican candidate for governor Jeanne Ives' campaign received $500,000 from GOP businessman Richard Uihlein, a windfall more than the entire amount she raised in the ...
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Tollway denies patronage in hiring state lawmaker's relative, but won't release resumeJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - The Illinois tollway's refusal to provide the resume of a politically connected employee hired as general manager of engineering is “troubling,” a political reform exper...