Marni Pyke
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Engineering firm fights $43 million tollway spurnNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway's longtime consulting engineer is protesting to state officials that the agency broke the rules when directors rejected renewing AECOM Technical Ser...
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O'Hare passengers who fled burning jet sue American Airlines, manufacturersNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Eighteen passengers who escaped an engine fire aboard an American Airlines 767 jet at O'Hare International Airport last month have sued the manufacturers and the carrier...
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Will overnight O'Hare runway rotation test expire or continue into 2017?Nov 15, 2016 12:00 am - If the city of Chicago requests an extension of its overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration will consider it,...
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Automatic screening lanes speeding up security at O'HareNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - United Airlines passengers deemed safe travelers who get fast passage through security checkpoints received another bonus Monday - automated screening lanes at O'Hare In...
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Why the suburbs went blue for Hillary ClintonNov 13, 2016 5:00 am - Standing alone surrounded by a sea of red states, is Illinois suffering from postelection blues? Republican President-elect Donald Trump won Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Mi...
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Metra increases fares for third straight yearNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - Metra board directors Friday approved raising fares by an average of 5.8 percent in 2017. Only one of the 10 Metra directors, Martin Oberman of Chicago, voted against th...
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Suburban Hispanics on edge about a Trump presidencyNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Campaign promises by President-elect Donald Trump to deport Mexican immigrants without legal status are causing frayed nerves among some Hispanic people living in the su...
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3 take-aways from a wild electionNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - As Donald Trump claims the presidency and the familiar political landscape shifts, here are three take-aways from a chaotic election. 'Never underestimate Trump' Br...
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No need for long faces, Trump's happy warriors sayNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - For months, suburbanites Mark Fratella and Andrew Gasser waged thankless battles in DuPage and McHenry counties, respectively, on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump....
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Collar counties except McHenry weigh in for ClintonNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - As the scale tips back and forth between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the suburbs weighed in Tuesday with all but McHenry County favoring the fi...