Marni Pyke
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8 years?!? Behemoth Tri-State widening project about to beginMay 07, 2018 5:30 am - Up to 213,500 cars and trucks a day to work around. Irate residents. Thirty-two bridges teeming with traffic. Multiple railroads and the second-busiest airport in the na...
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Summit planned to stop rising tide of fatal traffic crashesMay 07, 2018 1:00 am - The number of people dying in traffic crashes in Illinois is "going in the wrong direction," said Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, who intends to convene a sa...
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Fly Quiet committee expands, but not enough for some townsMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Updated May 5 to clarify committee's process A key advisory committee that helped craft overnight runway rotations for O'Hare International Airport is bigger by two...
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Metra's new shop will crank out more refurbished railcars for ridersMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - With an average age of 28 years, Metra's rail cars have lived through the Gulf War, the dawn of the World Wide Web and the “Seinfeld” years. Nostalgia for the 1990s is f...
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Will an IDOT report help save people crossing busy streets?Apr 30, 2018 5:00 am - For anyone confused about traffic rules at crosswalks on busy suburban roads, enlightenment is on the way. The Illinois Department of Transportation is finalizing statew...
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Tollway director denounces 'bullies,' departs meetingApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - A routine Illinois tollway board meeting became charged with tension Thursday after one board director denounced "bullies" and "cowards," then left after recusing himsel...
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$34 million Elgin bridge replacement among Metra projectsApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - From building a new bridge to laying rail ties, Metra crews will tackle multiple projects this construction season with varying effects on commuters. One of the most sig...
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How state lawmakers are trying to stop political patronage at tollwayApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic and Republican legislators want changes in state law to curb the potential for political patronage at the Illinois tollway. The move comes after articles by t...
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Tollway launches info sessions on controversial $4 billion Tri-State redoApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Open houses on the Illinois tollway's $4 billion reconstruction of the Central Tri-State tollway run through Thursday at suburban locations. The agency will present a co...
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New tollway chief gets $29,000 more than previous CEOApr 23, 2018 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway's new Executive Director Elizabeth Gorman will be paid $215,000 a year, $29,000 more than her predecessor. Gorman, a former Republican Cook County c...