Marni Pyke
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New tollway consulting engineer to replace long-term firmJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is closing in on a deal with a consulting engineer after protests from its current firm for not renewing a contract. Committee members on Wednesday ...
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New pedestrian bridge at Barrington Road part of express bus option on I-90Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Normally, pedestrians and thousands of cars, SUVs and semitrailers a day don't mix, but an exception to the rule is being built at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Bar...
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Why is suburb-to-suburb commuting by public transit so impossible?Jun 12, 2017 5:30 am - Take transit to work instead of driving for Dump the Pump Day? I'm in. All that's needed is to jump on a Metra in Downers Grove, switch to a CTA train in Chicago, and ...
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Republicans, Democrats united to keep Argonne, Fermilab jobsJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing back against cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget, which they warn could mean layoffs at Fermi Na...
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Diverging diamond interchange at Elmhurst Road is coming soonJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Starting next Friday, the interchange at Elmhurst Road and the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) will no longer be a diamond in the rough. Illinois tollway officials announced ...
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Local lawmakers troubled by Comey testimony, president's 'behavior'Jun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Suburban lawmakers offered grim assessments of testimony from former FBI Director James Comey that puts him and President Donald Trump on a collision course over who is ...
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Lawsuit by Bensenville residents over O'Hare noise gains momentumJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Attorneys for Bensenville residents beset by the racket of O'Hare International Airport jets claimed a significant victory Wednesday after a Cook County judge allowed a ...
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Take Metra or use Ventra next week, maybe get free coffeeJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - Depending where you're commuting next Thursday, June 15, a hot cup of coffee could be waiting. Transit agencies are marking Dump the Pump Day, an event intended to encou...
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Suburban airport on alert after drone scaresJun 05, 2017 5:30 am - There's nothing like the thrill of taking your new DJI Phantom 3 or 4 drone out for a spin and vicariously soaring over the suburban landscape. Except, of course, when i...
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Derailment in Lake Forest caused by broken railJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - A broken rail sent nine railcars containing sulfur cascading over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on March 15 in Lake Forest, a report has concluded. Nothing leaked fr...