Marni Pyke
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Euker, Weider, Beaudoin win Lake Zurich trustee seatsApr 04, 2017 7:30 pm - Lake Zurich's village board will have a new look with two incumbents returning and one challenger ousting a sitting trustee, according to unofficial election results. Ne...
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New overnight O'Hare runway rotation test starts April 30Apr 03, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago will roll out another overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport April 30 in hopes that tweaks will provide the right formula to evenly distr...
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Hazmat traveling by train through suburbs raises concernsMar 27, 2017 5:30 am - Nine railcars carrying liquid sulfur toppled over March 15 in Lake Forest, and not a drop spilled, authorities say. Is that a wake-up call given that a hazardous chemica...
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Tollway puts $4 million toward increasing contractor diversityMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois tollway directors agreed Thursday to spend up to $4 million to assist minority-, women- and veteran-owned construction companies that are seeking work with the ...
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Hultgren questions GOP health plan hours before crucial voteMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - With a vote to repeal Obamacare hours away, one suburban Republican congressman wants changes to the GOP's replacement plan, warning its current form could jeopardize he...
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Spurned engineering contractor gets Tri-State design jobMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Just months after AECOM Technical Services executives chastised the Illinois tollway for dumping their firm, the consultants were awarded a $33 million Central Tri-State...
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From license plates to suburban potholes - readers' questions answeredMar 20, 2017 5:30 am - Mark Spencer is curious about new Illinois license plates popping up lately, and he's not the only reader with questions we'll answer in this week's column. "Have there ...
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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...