Marni Pyke
-
Nightly runway rotation at O'Hare could be backJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - There's momentum to launch another overnight runway rotation test at O'Hare International Airport, with a possible decision in February. O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commi...
-
Bus drivers in Antioch, Lake Villa taking union voteJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Numerous Lake County school bus drivers employed by a student transportation contractor involved in a fatal crash in Tennessee last year will vote Friday on whether to j...
-
Winds delay flights, mess up traffic as Obama arrives in ChicagoJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Area travelers had a rough afternoon and evening Tuesday with wind-related delays at O'Hare International Airport and road closures on area highways related to President...
-
Would you carpool or pay a toll to travel faster on the Eisenhower ExpresswayJan 09, 2017 4:30 am - More than 200,000 cars and trucks squeeze from four to three lanes daily in a notorious bottleneck on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), which is designed for only 138,0...
-
Metra passengers can vote on most annoying habits of fellow ridersJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Fed up with riders cursing on their cellphones? Nonplused by manspreading? Nauseated by noshing? Metra passengers can vent their frustrations with impolite cohabitants o...
-
Customs investigates cause of computer outage at airportsJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - A computer outage at U.S. Customs and Border Protection airport checkpoints Monday snarled some holiday travelers' plans at O'Hare and across the nation. Processing syst...
-
Metra hikes to electric bikes: 2017's transportation forecastJan 02, 2017 4:30 am - In a world of uncertainty, you can count on one thing: our annual transportation predictions for the new year by a panel of experts on planes, trains, automobiles and po...
-
New technology speeds pilot, air traffic controller communicationDec 26, 2016 4:00 am - It's clear skies at O'Hare International Airport, but there's a thunderstorm elsewhere in the Midwest. As passengers blithely board their plane, air traffic control is o...
-
Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O'Hare bypassDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Editor's note: The caption credit indicating the source of the attached photograph has been corrected. On the heels of the Illinois tollway's prediction of dire eco...
-
Bus seat belt debate about to resume in SpringfieldDec 12, 2016 4:30 am - As a fatal crash in Chattanooga renews interest in seat belts on school buses, a suburban lawmaker wants to make the restraints law in Illinois. State Rep. Lou Lang plan...