Marni Pyke
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Why no shoes? TSA demystifies airport securityJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - It's no fun enduring the barefoot walk of shame as unsmiling TSA officers eye the underwear in your backpack while a leaky 3.4-ounce container of shampoo soaks your pass...
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What changes are in store at O'HareJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - A people-mover train connecting the east and west sides of O'Hare is coming eventually, but it won't be picking up passengers when the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway/Route 390 ...
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Metra trains will slow down during heat waveJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - Temperatures going up mean Metra trains will be slowing down during the heat wave. Forecasts for Friday call for weather in the mid-90s with high humidity, which puts ex...
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Pilot killed as plane crashes into Plainfield-area subdivisionJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - The Will County coroner's office says it could take days - or even weeks - to identify the pilot killed when a small airplane plummeted into a subdivision Thursday morni...
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Southwest Airlines apologizes for delays as it rebounds from outageJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - Southwest Airlines officials said late Wednesday night they were reducing the number of flights as they continued to deal with a major computer outage that grounded flig...
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Tollway seeking to increase hiring of minority contractorsJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This sotry has been updated to correct that the Illinois tollway has a 15-year $12 billion road-building program. Facing a shortfall in minority cont...
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O'Hare gate expansions good news for western access, Cronin saysJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - Talk of adding gates on O'Hare's west side and an underground people-mover are positive signals that the suburbs' clout drought at the airport is over, according to DuPa...
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TSA opening temporary PreCheck enrollment center in ChicagoJul 18, 2016 1:00 am - If you've delayed applying for a trusted traveler program intended to speed fliers through airport security lines, now's the time. The U.S. Transportation Security Admin...
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Air traffic controllers question safety of O'Hare runway rotationJul 11, 2016 5:37 am - Months of negotiations culminated Wednesday in the debut of an overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport intended to give sleepless residents relief...
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AAA says better gas is ... betterJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - Why buy fancy-pants gas for a car when it's 10 cents a gallon less at Cheapy's gas station? AAA is challenging that credo with a report that finds better gas is - better...