Marni Pyke
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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...
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O'Hare night flight rotation plan divides suburbsMar 11, 2016 12:00 am - Sharing is great in theory, but not when it comes to spreading the pain of jets thundering overhead in the wee hours, several suburban leaders argued Friday at a volatil...
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Chicago committee rejects noise-related O'Hare runway changeMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - Doomsday scenarios of lawsuits, lost funds and flight disruptions persuaded Chicago aldermen to vote against stripping power from the aviation department and reopening a...
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What's best way to tackle O'Hare nighttime jet noise?Mar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Would you like your jet noise daily or weekly? The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission is poised to vote on testing a weekly rotation for nighttime flights Friday but ...
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Metra aiming to reduce close callsMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Metra is increasing the number of employees who can report close calls confidentially, after seeing positive results from a 2015 initiative, officials said Tuesday. Sinc...
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Illinois gets extra $71 million for transportation projectsMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - The federal government is dusting off nearly $2 billion in unused earmarks, which means a $71.4 million windfall for Illinois, the U.S. Department of Transportation anno...
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Free ride ending on Elgin-O'Hare when tolls start in JulyMar 07, 2016 4:00 am - Regulars say they'll stop using the expressway
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Metra to add more police officers on trainsMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Metra is beefing up security by creating a special unit of six police officers whose main focus is to patrol trains. The agency's police department is hiring additional ...
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U.S. EPA leans on Illinois to resume emissions test requirementMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency could face sanctions after its federal counterpart warned that the state's decision to allow drivers to renew license plates...
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Pyke: Will state budget woes worsen pollution?Feb 29, 2016 4:30 am - An earlier version of this story should have said Illinois began requiring vehicles pass emissions tests before drivers can renew license plates in 2008. Could the ...