Marni Pyke
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In Transit mailbag: Is plane air stale? What's up with jet noise?Sep 26, 2016 5:30 am - How fresh is the air in an airplane? Why are there only two lanes open on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90)? And where did those jets over my house last night materialize f...
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6 thoughts from suburban experts on the Clinton-Trump debateSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Timothy Schneider is a current Cook County Board member. Suburban political experts watching the first volatile matchup between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat...
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Trump, Clinton backers in suburbs taking nothing for grantedSep 25, 2016 7:30 am - If there's one thing Hillary Clinton can count on in the race with Donald Trump, it's Illinois, pollsters say. So why is middle-school teacher Mark Fratella, a Republica...
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Duckworth asks regulators to aid tollway in dispute with Canadian PacificSep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth has asked federal regulators to intervene on behalf of the Illinois Tollway in a standoff with the Canadian Pacific Railroad over land for ...
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Fireworks at tollway over fence contractSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is facing scrutiny by lawmakers who chided directors Thursday for what they consider to be discriminatory treatment of a minority contractor. In Jul...
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Tollway gets one western bypass victory, but railroad land spat remainsSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - One obstacle to a western bypass around O'Hare fell Thursday as Illinois tollway directors approved a deal with Chicago to buy airport property, but another issue looms....
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DuPage railroad safety group aims to cut trespassing, suicide deaths in halfSep 19, 2016 5:30 am - Grief can paralyze and decimate. Or it can galvanize and inspire. Since 1994, a group of suburban parents who lost children to collisions with trains has forged grief in...
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Metra cutting back, but is that enough to prevent higher fares?Sep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Metra announced $5.3 million in cuts Monday ranging from fewer ticket agents to less spending on consultants, but riders will have to wait to see whether those actions w...
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Trump's Bolingbrook fundraiser rescheduled againSep 14, 2016 1:00 am - For a second time, a much-anticipated fundraiser in Bolingbrook for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been postponed. Citing scheduling conflicts, Trump's...
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Metra 'deeply concerned' after concrete plummets onto passenger at Union StationSep 14, 2016 1:00 am - Metra's chairman called injuries to a suburban rider hit by falling concrete at Union Station "completely unacceptable" Wednesday as Amtrak hired a contractor to inspect...