Marni Pyke
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O'Hare middle of the pack for security fence breachesMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - O'Hare International Airport wasn't the worst in the nation for intruders penetrating security fences and gates in a 13-year study of 30 major U.S. airports. But neither...
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State gets tougher on rail-crossing scofflawsMay 24, 2016 1:00 am - It blends into the suburban landscape - cars waiting in line behind lowered gates as Metra or freight trains rumble through street-level crossings. But 140 times last ye...
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Pyke: Lawlor's Rt. 53 switch leaves questionsMay 23, 2016 5:30 am - May 18, 2012. Months of endless PowerPoints, bad coffee, uncomfortable chairs and sturm und drang over extending Route 53 into Lake County culminated in a miraculous Kum...
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Sauer exiting tollway board in midst of Route 53 angstMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County's representative on the Illinois tollway board, Nick Sauer, is stepping down after a brief tenure and will be replaced by Neli Vazquez-Rowland, co-founder of...
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TSA chief walks line between promising safe flights, seeking more screenersMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - You're safe to fly, we're sorry for the excruciating delays. and transportation security is underfunded was the message TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger delivered Frida...
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Upgrades are coming to Metra's websiteMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Metra riders who need to check train times quickly only to go through a multiple-step process on the agency's website will get some relief in June. Metra is promising a ...
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Metra BNSF train to Oswego is back on trackMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Metra is unthawing engineering and environmental studies about extending Metra's BNSF Line west to Oswego after Kendall County leaders assured the agency they endorse th...
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Triple threat? Durbin, Kirk, Emanuel take on TSA over airport security linesMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - First came U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's promise of four more drug-sniffing dogs and 58 extra security officers to reduce record delays at security checkpoints at Midway and O...
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Is walking risky business? Pedestrian deaths rise in IllinoisMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - Ever crossed a busy suburban road on foot and felt you were risking your life? You know the intersection - four wide lanes with cars speeding along at 40 to 50 mph. You...
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TSA lines so bad American Airlines is paying for backupMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Horrendous waits in security lines at O'Hare and airports across the country are prompting one airline to dip into its own coffers and bail out the government. In respon...