Marni Pyke
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Upgrades are coming to Metra's websiteMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Metra riders who need to check train times quickly only to go through a multiple-step process on the agency's website will get some relief in June. Metra is promising a ...
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Metra BNSF train to Oswego is back on trackMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Metra is unthawing engineering and environmental studies about extending Metra's BNSF Line west to Oswego after Kendall County leaders assured the agency they endorse th...
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Triple threat? Durbin, Kirk, Emanuel take on TSA over airport security linesMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - First came U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's promise of four more drug-sniffing dogs and 58 extra security officers to reduce record delays at security checkpoints at Midway and O...
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Is walking risky business? Pedestrian deaths rise in IllinoisMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - Ever crossed a busy suburban road on foot and felt you were risking your life? You know the intersection - four wide lanes with cars speeding along at 40 to 50 mph. You...
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TSA lines so bad American Airlines is paying for backupMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Horrendous waits in security lines at O'Hare and airports across the country are prompting one airline to dip into its own coffers and bail out the government. In respon...
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Rosemont CTA station getting $1.5 million upgradeMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - Work in Rosemont will be 'huge improvement,' highway superintendent says
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Huntley man identified as victim in fatal pileupMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois State Police have identified the man killed in a four-vehicle pileup Friday on the Kennedy Expressway as 22-year-old Griffin Krewer of Huntley. Krewer was drivi...
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Palatine High School's 'Ugly Pearl' wins hovercraft competitionMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - With motors purring and propellers whirling, the "Ugly Pearl" hovercraft showed its stuff Saturday, powering through sharp turns, gliding over rocky terrain and scaling ...
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O'Hare anti-noise runway plan OK'd, helping some but not all townsMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Noise-weary residents in the flight path of O'Hare International Airport could start participating in an experimental overnight runway rotation as soon as June. The O'Ha...
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I-355 overpass screens aimed at discouraging protesters vandalizedMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Screens on an I-355 overpass that ignited a free speech vs. public safety debate were slashed recently, and it wasn't the first time, DuPage County officials said Thursd...