Marni Pyke
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BNSF schedule shake-up coming Monday for Metra ridersJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Regulars on Metra's busiest line accustomed to catching the 7:08 a.m. train every weekday from the suburbs may want to double-check the timetable Sunday night. Sched...
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Hultgren, Roskam break with Trump on tariffsJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren and Peter Roskam are breaking ranks with President Donald Trump on the imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the European Unio...
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Renting out your car? There soon might be a tax on thatJun 04, 2018 5:30 am - Whether it's the Rolls-Royce at $999 a day or a Ford Fusion for $20, you can find a sweet ride to rent on Turo. The peer-to-peer car-sharing platform lets individuals li...
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Transit fare hikes unlikely for rest of 2018 under new state budgetJun 04, 2018 1:00 am - Metra, Pace and CTA experts are still digesting the state budget finalized Monday but two of the three agencies already say they expect no fare hikes this year despite t...
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Parkland students to hold town hall in NapervilleJun 04, 2018 1:00 am - Students who survived a Feb. 14 mass shooting at their Florida high school and channeled their grief into activism for stricter gun-control laws will hold a town-hall me...
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IDOT's updated roadwork plan shows funding constraintsMay 29, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation's latest multiyear highway improvement plan is on a diet compared to previous versions. IDOT on Tuesday released a $11.05 billi...
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Your questions answered: Potholes at the 'DMV,' and moreMay 28, 2018 7:30 am - It's hard enough remembering the rule to parallel park within 12 inches of the curb for your driver's test or having to fork over $101 for a license renewal. But when ga...
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O'Hare Airport: Part of Illinois' and commercial aviation's historyMay 27, 2018 1:00 am - To correct a Monday article, the Douglas Aircraft Co. built transport planes at Orchard Field, now the home of O'Hare International Airport. It took just seven year...
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Tollway releases secret committee minutes. Politically-connected executives attended meetings.May 24, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway reversed itself Thursday by releasing names of members on an influential committee that recommends engineering firms, a disclosure that revealed off...
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Senator seeks more 'sunshine' on tollway contractsMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - A Des Plaines lawmaker has proposed legislation seeking "greater transparency" in how the Illinois tollway awards contracts. Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy has filed...