Marni Pyke
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Where to look out for spring road constructionApr 18, 2016 5:30 am - They're back: Bulldozers. Front-end loaders. Excavators. Cement trucks. Construction season 2016 is upon us, and it's a significant year for many reasons. For long-suff...
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Tollway leader: We want to make the tollway look more like IllinoisApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - More trees, no passenger-car toll hikes, a toll app and open minds on the Route 53 extension. As they close in on a year since joining the Illinois tollway, Chairman Bob...
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Route 31 renamed for fallen soldier in North AuroraApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - Christopher Patterson's life was never just about Christopher Patterson and as family, friends and state leaders gathered Saturday to dedicate a sign renaming Route 31 i...
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Wheaton man dies in motorcycle crash on I-290Apr 16, 2016 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Wheaton man was killed Saturday morning in a motorcycle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as Chr...
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Tollway leaders: We're ready for Elgin-O'Hare toll angstApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - There may be angst when the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway/Route 390 converts into a tollway July 5, but Executive Director Greg Bedalov hopes at least the move won't catch dri...
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What's your roadwork safety IQ? Take our testApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Despite a relatively mild winter, the number of people dying in crashes in Illinois this year rose by 37 percent as of Tuesday, one reason state authorities urged driver...
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Pyke: Are dangerous merges to blame for more I-90 crashes?Apr 11, 2016 5:30 am - With seconds to merge into traffic you can't see, the Arlington Heights Road interchange with westbound I-90 is a heart-stopping, adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride no one w...
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Tollway: Bridge disaster won't hinder I-90 completion this yearApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Construction delays to one segment of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) following a fatal beam collapse in Des Plaines should not get in the way of finishing the m...
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Metra kicks off construction seasonApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - It's the transit version of summer roadwork: Metra has launched its 2016 construction season with multiple bridge fixes, station upgrades and track repairs on tap. The i...
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Emission test reminders resume after vendor offers to do it for freeApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Drivers won't have any excuses not to get an emissions test with the resumption of mailed reminders, courtesy of a state vendor that will do it for free. The action come...