Marni Pyke
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Walz likely to be Hultgren's opponent in 14th DistrictMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - After two days of delays due to a McHenry County vote-count meltdown, Gurnee school board member Jim Walz appears to have clinched the Democratic nomination for the 14th...
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Metra afternoon delays derail voting for some in suburbsMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - An afternoon rush Metra service shutdown caused by a pedestrian fatality hindered BNSF Line riders trying to vote before polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The delays were ...
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Kirk and Duckworth win, go on offenseMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth claimed victory in Tuesday's primary and jumped into a tough U.S. Senate race swinging. Duckwort...
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Pedestrian killed, afternoon trains halted on Metra's BNSF LineMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - A Metra BNSF train struck and killed a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon, halting service for thousands of commuters. Metra officials are advising BNSF riders heading home to...
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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...