Marni Pyke
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Metra CEO Orseno retiring in December, board to launch 'nationwide' searchFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Metra stalwart Don Orseno announced Friday plans to retire in December as the agency's board of directors launched a "nationwide" search for a replacement CEO. The forme...
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Old tollway coin buckets on their way outFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway is introducing an innovation 1990s drivers digging frantically for change would have cheered. Agency leaders approved a deal Thursday to replace the...
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After cyclist's death, bill to tighten penalties for crosswalk scofflaws advancesFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - State lawmakers heard compelling testimony from a Mount Prospect widower Thursday before advancing legislation to sharpen penalties for drivers who do not yield at a cro...
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Local sheriffs air concerns on deportationsFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Some worry DHS measure will taint image of suburban police
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New runway rotation at O'Hare inches forwardFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago's latest overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport offers new options, but divisions remain over who gets jet noise. Members of an O'Hare No...
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Metra slates talks on $34 million Elgin bridge rebuildFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Metra riders on the Milwaukee West Line can learn more about a massive project to reconstruct the bridge carrying trains over the Fox River in Elgin at a public hearing ...
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Pyke: Which suburbs gain, lose freight train traffic because of mergerFeb 20, 2017 4:30 am - Railroad officials are notoriously tight-lipped. But for eight years, the Canadian National Railroad has posted detailed reports about regional freight train movements a...
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Alarmed by fatalities, Metra leaders vow to reverse trendFeb 16, 2017 4:00 am - A sobering surge in fatalities along Metra tracks has the railroad talking publicly about the problem and committing to prevent suicides and accidental deaths in 2017. R...
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Roskam, Hultgren applaud Michael Flynn's resignationFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Two Republican congressmen from the suburbs have waded into the furor over former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's resignation. Reps. Peter Roskam of Wheaton an...
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Metra police getting their own shooting range soonFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Metra police officers likely will begin training this spring at a shooting range the agency purchased for $509,000. The department is waiting on installation of a concre...