Marni Pyke
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Bill inspired by Mount Prospect crosswalk death sails through HouseApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Legislation toughening penalties for drivers who hit pedestrians at crosswalks cleared the Illinois House and moved to the Senate. The legislation was inspired by the de...
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Incumbents, newcomer Baty-Barr win in Batavia Unit District 101Apr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Voters opted for stability in the Batavia Unit District 101 race, sending three incumbents back into office, according to preliminary results in Tuesday's election. Incu...
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Incumbents a lock in Lisle Unit District 202Apr 04, 2017 7:30 pm - Lisle Unit District 202 incumbents surged ahead in Tuesday's election with all three sitting board members retaining their seats. With seven candidates running for four,...
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Euker, Weider, Beaudoin win Lake Zurich trustee seatsApr 04, 2017 7:30 pm - Lake Zurich's village board will have a new look with two incumbents returning and one challenger ousting a sitting trustee, according to unofficial election results. Ne...
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New overnight O'Hare runway rotation test starts April 30Apr 03, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago will roll out another overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport April 30 in hopes that tweaks will provide the right formula to evenly distr...
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Hazmat traveling by train through suburbs raises concernsMar 27, 2017 5:30 am - Nine railcars carrying liquid sulfur toppled over March 15 in Lake Forest, and not a drop spilled, authorities say. Is that a wake-up call given that a hazardous chemica...
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Tollway puts $4 million toward increasing contractor diversityMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois tollway directors agreed Thursday to spend up to $4 million to assist minority-, women- and veteran-owned construction companies that are seeking work with the ...
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Hultgren questions GOP health plan hours before crucial voteMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - With a vote to repeal Obamacare hours away, one suburban Republican congressman wants changes to the GOP's replacement plan, warning its current form could jeopardize he...
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Spurned engineering contractor gets Tri-State design jobMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Just months after AECOM Technical Services executives chastised the Illinois tollway for dumping their firm, the consultants were awarded a $33 million Central Tri-State...
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From license plates to suburban potholes - readers' questions answeredMar 20, 2017 5:30 am - Mark Spencer is curious about new Illinois license plates popping up lately, and he's not the only reader with questions we'll answer in this week's column. "Have there ...