Marni Pyke
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Route 53 schism confronts tollway boardSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois toll directors got an earful on both sides of the Route 53 extension plan at a Thursday meeting. Since 2011, the tollway has studied extending Route 53 into Lak...
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Is the Illiana Expressway project officially scuttled?Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Federal Highway Administration has dropped its objections to a judge's ruling against the Illiana Expressway, which could mean the end of the road for the controvers...
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Drivers cautious on new 'diverging diamond' at Route 59 and I-88Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Talk about a learning curve. Naperville's diverging diamond interchange at Route 59 and the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) went live Monday with 182,000 cars and trucks...
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Metra threatens shutdown if safety deadline isn't extendedSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Every commuter's nightmare could occur in 2016 with a threatened Metra shutdown if Congress doesn't extend the deadline to install a new braking system. Known as Positiv...
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Metra says yes to small pets on all weekend trainsSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Metra directors will get a paws up from furry riders after voting Monday to expand a pilot project to allow small pets in carriers on all train lines on weekends. The ch...
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Ventra adventure on Metra shows app has potentialSep 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Got the Ventra app loaded. Bought a Metra ticket. Activated the ticket. Now the moment of truth — will my Metra conductor accept this virtual ticket as legal tender? Or ...
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American Airlines flights grounded by mysterious computer glitchSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - It was smooth flying for American Airlines passengers across most of the U.S. Thursday morning - unless you happened to be traveling through Chicago, Miami or Dallas, wh...
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Metra 'still working out' whether to hike faresSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders will have to wait for definitive answers on whether fares will spike in 2016. Last fall, agency leaders unrolled an ambitious 10-year modernization plan in...
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Possible break in fines for Elgin-O'Hare Expressway users without an I-PASSSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway could cut fines in half for drivers who aren't enrolled in I-PASS on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (Route 390) when the all-electronic corridor starts...
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Lake County takes case for Route 53 to tollway boardSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - With opponents of a Route 53 extension into Lake County on the move, proponents lobbied the Illinois tollway to give the project some momentum Monday. Lake County Admini...