Marni Pyke
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Why the suburbs went blue for Hillary ClintonNov 13, 2016 5:00 am - Standing alone surrounded by a sea of red states, is Illinois suffering from postelection blues? Republican President-elect Donald Trump won Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Mi...
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Metra increases fares for third straight yearNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - Metra board directors Friday approved raising fares by an average of 5.8 percent in 2017. Only one of the 10 Metra directors, Martin Oberman of Chicago, voted against th...
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Suburban Hispanics on edge about a Trump presidencyNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Campaign promises by President-elect Donald Trump to deport Mexican immigrants without legal status are causing frayed nerves among some Hispanic people living in the su...
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3 take-aways from a wild electionNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - As Donald Trump claims the presidency and the familiar political landscape shifts, here are three take-aways from a chaotic election. 'Never underestimate Trump' Br...
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No need for long faces, Trump's happy warriors sayNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - For months, suburbanites Mark Fratella and Andrew Gasser waged thankless battles in DuPage and McHenry counties, respectively, on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump....
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Collar counties except McHenry weigh in for ClintonNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - As the scale tips back and forth between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the suburbs weighed in Tuesday with all but McHenry County favoring the fi...
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Seconds mattered in O'Hare engine fireNov 07, 2016 4:30 am - Seconds mattered in American Airlines Flight 383 engine fire at O'Hare
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Where Trump, Clinton stand on the environmentNov 05, 2016 7:00 am - Despite headlines about lead in Michigan drinking water, the environment hasn't made much noise in the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican ...
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NTSB updates plane fire investigation, looks at engine part 'fatigue'Nov 04, 2016 1:00 am - Federal investigators are focusing on fatigue cracks on a jet engine part that caught fire last week on an American Airlines plane that was seconds from lifting off at O...
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Cubs parade begins at 10 a.m. today; rally at noonNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - The Chicago Cubs and their fans will celebrate their World Series victory with a parade from Wrigley Field down Michigan Avenue to a noon rally in Grant Park Friday. Cro...