Marni Pyke
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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...
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Will transportation lockbox amendment have unintended consequences?Mar 01, 2017 12:00 am - A constitutional amendment for a "lockbox" on gas taxes to keep state lawmakers from raiding transportation funds could be a Pandora's box that hamstrings counties and m...
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Duckworth says she'd work with Trump on a 'decent' infrastructure planFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Trains, planes and buses weren't the only moving targets U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and transportation leaders strategized over at a forum Monday. There's also the X Fact...
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Metra CEO Orseno retiring in December, board to launch 'nationwide' searchFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Metra stalwart Don Orseno announced Friday plans to retire in December as the agency's board of directors launched a "nationwide" search for a replacement CEO. The forme...
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Old tollway coin buckets on their way outFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway is introducing an innovation 1990s drivers digging frantically for change would have cheered. Agency leaders approved a deal Thursday to replace the...