Marni Pyke
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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...
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Touhy Ave. reopens 20 hours after I-90 beam kills workerApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correctly spell Vicente Santoyo. Federal authorities are investigating why a 40-ton beam fell early Tuesday onto Touhy...
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Could beam disaster occur again on toll roads?Apr 05, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is suspending construction on the I-90 bridge at Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines where a steel beam fatally toppled onto a worker Tuesday until the agen...
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Tollway sensors? No documents? We answer your transportation questionsApr 04, 2016 5:45 am - Jeff Pyrn doesn't miss a trick when driving on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (Route 390). “Why are there two toll sensor structures about one mile apart near Roselle Road ...
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Images: Icons of Oakbrook TerraceApr 03, 2016 1:00 am - Oakbrook Terrace has aimed for perfection since 1881, when the town was dubbed Utopia. What once was farms and the site of a thriving creamery and cheese factory experi...
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Metra testing video cameras on trainsMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - If you have a tendency to sleep with your mouth open on your Metra ride, it could be time to curb the habit as the agency considers installing cameras inside trains. Ele...
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Pyke: More than 130,000 vehicles fail state emissions testsMar 28, 2016 5:00 am - After the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency suspended mailing reminders about checkups in order to save money, readers wondered: How many cars actually fail emiss...
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Tollway watchdog wants conflict of interest guidelines spelled out after 'potential' issueMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's new watchdog advised the agency to tighten its conflict of interest rules after flagging a contract with an influential engineering firm. After in...
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More timely commutes for Milwaukee West Metra riders on trackMar 23, 2016 1:00 am - Two projects intended to reduce delays for Milwaukee District West Line passengers moved forward at a Wednesday Metra meeting. Board directors approved a $7.9 million co...
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Chicago aviation working with Homeland Security over Brussels attacksMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - Metra, Amtrak and Chicago police are deploying extra security at train stations and Midway and O'Hare airports in the wake of fatal terrorist attacks on transit hubs in ...