Marni Pyke
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New O'Hare overnight runway rotation begins SundayApr 26, 2017 5:00 am - An overnight runway rotation test begins this weekend to more evenly distribute jet noise around O'Hare International Airport even as plans are percolating to conduct ye...
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Not paying tolls could cost you more in the futureApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is considering toughening rules on the number of missed tolls triggering a violation notice and fines. That move comes on the heels on halving the t...
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Bill to ban bumping of ticketed passengers introduced in CongressApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - Legislation intended to give passengers more rights after a man was dragged from an overbooked United Airlines flight at O'Hare International Airport was introduced Tues...
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Is the tollway getting cold feet on Route 53 extension?Apr 24, 2017 5:30 am - For months, the Route 53 extension has languished on the back burner at the Illinois tollway. But separate events last week - a survey showing support for extending the ...
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Central Tri-State Tollway fix moving forwardApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - A $4 billion project to widen the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) is gaining momentum. Members of the Illinois tollway's Customer Service and Planning Committee approv...
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Security officer in United passenger dragging case had just returned from suspensionApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - One of the security officers who yanked a 69-year-old doctor off a United Airlines flight for refusing to give up his seat had recently returned to work after a suspensi...
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Third track should reduce delays between Geneva, West Chicago for Metra UP West passengersApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - It's only 8 miles of track, but the lack of it affects thousands of commuters in the city and suburbs daily. Union Pacific Railroad and Metra broke ground on a project F...
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Survey: Metra commuters wouldn't change schedules for cheaper faresApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - Many Metra regulars aren't ready for a fare revolution, according to the findings in a survey released Wednesday. Metra is contemplating changing its traditional fare st...
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Metra inching forward on new railcars and locomotivesApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - It's not quite 419 railcars and locomotives, but Metra commuters can expect comfier and more reliable rides on some trains in a few years after officials acted to buy ne...
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I-90 and Elmhurst Road interchange now set to open in JuneApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - It was supposed to be completed in 2016, then in late 2017, but now the much-awaited "diverging diamond" interchange at Elmhurst Road and the Jane Addams Tollway should ...