Marni Pyke
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O'Hare volunteer lawyers staying put despite judicial suspension of travel banMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - Volunteer lawyers say they'll stay encamped at O'Hare International Airport to give legal aid to people having problems entering the U.S. even as court rulings prevented...
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Are tolls on former Elgin-O'Hare shifting traffic elsewhere?Mar 13, 2017 5:30 am - Since tolls descended on Route 390, there has been an exodus of cars and trucks from the former Elgin-O'Hare Expressway. Vehicles decreased between 38 percent and 28 per...
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Are you sharing an I-PASS? Tollway might penalize you if it's missingMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Are there more cars than I-PASS transponders in your household? You might face additional charges when driving through toll plazas without one. Illinois tollway director...
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Hinsdale fears loss of tollway oasisMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Hinsdale-area residents pushed back against a plan to widen the Central Tri-State Tollway and possibly remove the village's namesake oasis Monday. The Illinois tollway i...
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New O'Hare runway rotation proposal splits suburbs over noiseMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - A noise commission's contentious approval of a three-month overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport Friday reflected clear divides among suburbs ea...
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Roskam: GOP health care plan good for Illinois; Hultgren on the fenceMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - As a fight rages on Capitol Hill over a Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton strongly supports the alternative devised b...
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It's your chance to give Metra advice on fare structureMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Seven-day train passes? Discounts for students? Bargain prices during slow periods? Metra riders can opine on these topics through a survey the railroad is conducting in...
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What track will new Metra chairman take?Mar 06, 2017 4:33 am - Three months into Norman Carlson's tenure as Metra director in spring 2013, the railroad was reeling from a political scandal and the exodus of top leaders. The commuter...
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Pushback against Trump administration's new travel ban beginsMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - A redo of President Donald Trump's travel ban still is causing unease for some suburban Muslims and troubling local refugee advocates. The president issued a new executi...
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Quigley is lone Illinoisan on committee investigating Russian tiesMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - The stakes are high and so is the pushback, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said Thursday as the House Intelligence Committee embarks on an investigation into whether Russia tamp...