Marni Pyke
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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 ...
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Pace rolls out new Ogden Avenue bus planMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - Pace suburban bus service will hold hearings next week to explain service changes in DuPage County that include a new, frequent bus on Ogden Avenue between Naperville, L...
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Pyke: Elgin Metra foreman pulls man out of train's pathMar 21, 2016 5:00 am - The morning rush is building in Elgin when a train horn catches Robert Tellin's attention. The Metra foreman strides to the station window. It's still dark at 5:20 a.m. ...
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Crews start on third I-88 interchange at Aurora outlet mall projectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - It's been tweaked before, but Illinois tollway engineers hope the latest fix for a problematic interchange on the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) at a popular Aurora outl...
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Nine years in prison for threatening cops with gun in AuroraMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - A Kane County judge sentenced a St. Charles man to nine years in prison Friday for pointing a gun at Aurora police officers last summer. Erik Esparza, 21, was convicted ...
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Everyone's an alpha dog at Easter egg hunts in Wood Dale and St. CharlesMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Such an impossible choice. A delectable Easter egg with something delicious inside? Or sniffing the posterior of that friendly bichon frise? Both was the verdict of the ...
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Masked robber hits Elgin bankMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin police and the FBI are searching for a man who robbed a Fifth Third Bank Saturday morning. Customers and employees were not harmed when the man entered the bank at...