Marni Pyke
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Latest overnight O'Hare noise rotation leaves out major diagonal runwayJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - A third overnight runway rotation test will go live midsummer at O'Hare International Airport despite objections from some suburbs worried about sleepless nights. O'Hare...
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Feds send O'Hare bypass feud between tollway, railroad to mediatorsMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - Federal regulators want a mediator to resolve a feud between the Illinois tollway and Canadian Pacific Railroad over property near Bensenville sought for a new road arou...
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Tollway OKs $25 million, 4- to 5-year study of Route 53 extensionMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois tollway directors unanimously voted to study extending Route 53 north Thursday, approving a $25 million consulting contract amid furious lobbying for and agains...
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Metra moving forward on automatic braking systemMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - Metra expects an automatic braking crash-prevention system will be ready sometime this fall on its BNSF Line, officials said at a Wednesday meeting. Positive train contr...
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Authorities advise riders, travelers to watch for suspicious behavior after concert bombingMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - Aviation and transit officials took Monday's terrorist attack at a British concert venue in stride Tuesday, advising riders and travelers to carry on as normal but be al...
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Part of Route 59 closed after oil spillMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - A section of Route 59 in Barrington Hills will be closed through Wednesday morning after an oil spill caused slick conditions on the pavement, Illinois Department of Tra...
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In Transit: Readers don't see straight on roundabout issueMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - As roundabouts sprout in the suburbs, drivers are taking sides after a recent column about engineering solutions to prevent crashes. You can put Elgin's Josh Powell in t...
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Big vote on $25 million Route 53 study coming ThursdayMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Tollway leaders pushed forward Monday with a $25 million contract to study extending Route 53 north amid objections from Lake County residents who called it a "boondoggl...
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Volunteers turning old Mount Prospect building into cancer resource centerMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - Dust swarms and hammers echo in a musty former tax office under renovation but Jill Swanson Peltier is envisioning a bright room with a crackling fire and comfy chairs w...
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Fire in Palatine townhouse complex injures twoMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - A fast-moving fire that spread through a Palatine townhouse complex late Friday injured two residents and gutted two units. Firefighters were alerted shortly before midn...