Marni Pyke
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Does Illinois' gas tax money belong in 'lockbox'?Oct 31, 2016 5:00 am - One of the least-talked-about choices on your Nov. 8 ballot would make history if passed. A binding referendum proposal would amend the state Constitution by putting tra...
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Plane in O'Hare fire was using jet engine model that had problemsOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - The probe of what started jet fire at O'Hare continues
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Tollway directors reject staff recommendation, won't renew engineering firm's contractOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - Breaking with precedent, a majority of tollway directors ignored the advice of top staff and rejected renewing a contract with consulting engineers AECOM Technical Servi...
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Jobs, taxes among voters' top concerns in Trump, Clinton raceOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - More jobs. Fairer taxes. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton think they hold the solution to fixing the U.S. economy, but does the campaign rhetoric hold true to reali...
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Where do Trump and Clinton stand on making your commute better?Oct 25, 2016 1:00 am - They may not ride in crammed trains or carry angst over potholes but feuding presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both want to fix America's infrastr...
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Amid frustration over election, suburban campaign volunteers fight onOct 24, 2016 5:30 am - It takes a certain type of person to spend weekends pounding the pavement, chatting up total strangers and enduring frequent door slams or hang-ups. It takes millennials...
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Murdered man's demolition firm hired by Rosemont, regularly gave to mayor's campaignOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - A troubled construction company hired multiple times for demolitions in Rosemont was a major contributor to its mayor's election campaigns. Bradley Stephens received mor...
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Tollway aims to boost minority jobs by teaching construction skillsOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - With 10 years remaining in its $12 billion road-building program, the Illinois tollway intends to start training workers to help finish the job. The aim is to increase t...
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How tollway's 'smart road' could make your commute easierOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - When construction on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) wraps up, motorists will sigh with relief and smile in anticipation of easy, breezy commutes. Of course, weather, dis...
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Feds blame Elgin company for worker's death on I-90 bridgeOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Federal regulators rebuked an Elgin demolition company and fined it $152,000 for safety violations leading to a worker's death on a Jane Addams Tollway bridge in Des Pla...