Marni Pyke
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Full interchange at Route 47 and I-88 moves aheadSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - Most partial Illinois tollway interchanges had one purpose when they were built - get drivers to and from Chicago. But the intersection of the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I...
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Did you see hit-and-run that killed tollway worker? Police seek tipsSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - Police are asking the public to help find a semitrailer driver involved in a hit-and-run that killed an Illinois tollway worker Monday. David M. Schwarz, a 48-year-old e...
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Search continues for driver who hit, killed tollway workerSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - David M. Schwarz worked "on the front line" of the Illinois tollway's 292-mile system and died trying to make the roads safer, agency leaders said Tuesday. Illinois Stat...
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Tesla rolling out superchargers in Rolling MeadowsSep 18, 2017 5:40 am - Sometime soon, "charging" at the Rolling Meadows Meijer store will mean something far different from handing the cashier your Visa. That's because Tesla is setting up a ...
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Tollway worker killed in hit-and-run crash along the Tri-StateSep 18, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois State Police are looking for the driver of a semitrailer that struck and killed an Illinois tollway maintenance worker Monday afternoon. The 48-year-old man, wh...
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Union, car dealerships reach tentative agreement that could end strikeSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - A strike by auto mechanics that left myriad suburban drivers in the lurch could be over soon. According to the Automobile Mechanics Local 701 website, the union reached ...
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Pace contemplates 25-cent fare hikeSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Pace leaders are advising riders to brace themselves for a 25-cent fare hike in 2018 - the offshoot of a punitive state budget, officials said. "It was a horrible budget...
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Metra proposes fare hikes, service cutsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Fare hikes of up to 12.6 percent and possible service cuts could be on track for Metra riders, administrators said Wednesday. Higher costs for staffing and materials, pl...
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Consultants suggest rush-hour fee for Metra ridersSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Riders catching rush-hour Metra trains to Chicago and back home could pay more if officials follow a consultants' recommendations. At a Wednesday meeting, project manage...
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Luring riders, grappling with fares are priorities for new Metra chiefSep 11, 2017 5:30 am - Metra's incoming chief starts with a daunting challenge — a 2 percent cut in state funding for transit. So, slogging through a tough budget process with possible fare hi...