Marni Pyke
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Metra adding afternoon trains todayMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - Metra is adding trains today for riders eager to get home early for the Memorial Day long weekend. Changes to the schedule include extra trips early in the afternoon and...
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Emission test requirement, holiday weekend spur long linesMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - With emissions tests back as a must-do before getting a new license sticker, Illinoisans flocked to test stations Friday and waited, engines idling, in long lines. The l...
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2 of 3 tracks back but delays persist for some after Metra derailmentMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - Two out of three tracks used for rush-hour service on three Metra lines are open after a train derailment north of Chicago Union Station Friday afternoon, but riders can...
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Tollway leaders still pushing forward on Route 53 studyMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders gave no indication Thursday they would reverse a decision to spend $40 million to $50 million on a feasibility study of extending Route 53 in La...
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IDOT's new spending plan includes widening eastbound KennedyMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - There's a little more gas in IDOT's tank this year thanks to federal aid, but the $11.2 billion multiyear highway and bridge plan is still eclipsed by previous years. Il...
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O'Hare middle of the pack for security fence breachesMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - O'Hare International Airport wasn't the worst in the nation for intruders penetrating security fences and gates in a 13-year study of 30 major U.S. airports. But neither...
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State gets tougher on rail-crossing scofflawsMay 24, 2016 1:00 am - It blends into the suburban landscape - cars waiting in line behind lowered gates as Metra or freight trains rumble through street-level crossings. But 140 times last ye...
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Pyke: Lawlor's Rt. 53 switch leaves questionsMay 23, 2016 5:30 am - May 18, 2012. Months of endless PowerPoints, bad coffee, uncomfortable chairs and sturm und drang over extending Route 53 into Lake County culminated in a miraculous Kum...
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Sauer exiting tollway board in midst of Route 53 angstMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County's representative on the Illinois tollway board, Nick Sauer, is stepping down after a brief tenure and will be replaced by Neli Vazquez-Rowland, co-founder of...
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TSA chief walks line between promising safe flights, seeking more screenersMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - You're safe to fly, we're sorry for the excruciating delays. and transportation security is underfunded was the message TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger delivered Frida...