Marni Pyke
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Pyke: Elgin Metra foreman pulls man out of train's pathMar 21, 2016 5:00 am - The morning rush is building in Elgin when a train horn catches Robert Tellin's attention. The Metra foreman strides to the station window. It's still dark at 5:20 a.m. ...
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Crews start on third I-88 interchange at Aurora outlet mall projectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - It's been tweaked before, but Illinois tollway engineers hope the latest fix for a problematic interchange on the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) at a popular Aurora outl...
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Nine years in prison for threatening cops with gun in AuroraMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - A Kane County judge sentenced a St. Charles man to nine years in prison Friday for pointing a gun at Aurora police officers last summer. Erik Esparza, 21, was convicted ...
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Everyone's an alpha dog at Easter egg hunts in Wood Dale and St. CharlesMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Such an impossible choice. A delectable Easter egg with something delicious inside? Or sniffing the posterior of that friendly bichon frise? Both was the verdict of the ...
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Masked robber hits Elgin bankMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin police and the FBI are searching for a man who robbed a Fifth Third Bank Saturday morning. Customers and employees were not harmed when the man entered the bank at...
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Walz likely to be Hultgren's opponent in 14th DistrictMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - After two days of delays due to a McHenry County vote-count meltdown, Gurnee school board member Jim Walz appears to have clinched the Democratic nomination for the 14th...
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Metra afternoon delays derail voting for some in suburbsMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - An afternoon rush Metra service shutdown caused by a pedestrian fatality hindered BNSF Line riders trying to vote before polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The delays were ...
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Kirk and Duckworth win, go on offenseMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth claimed victory in Tuesday's primary and jumped into a tough U.S. Senate race swinging. Duckwort...
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Pedestrian killed, afternoon trains halted on Metra's BNSF LineMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - A Metra BNSF train struck and killed a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon, halting service for thousands of commuters. Metra officials are advising BNSF riders heading home to...
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Pyke: Readers say 'no' to tolls on Elgin-O'Hare ExpresswayMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - Avowed toll boycotters scored a lopsided 51-2 victory over toll users, if you count the spontaneous emails that poured into my inbox after last week's column about the E...