Marni Pyke
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Will roomier new United planes cure cabin fever?Aug 03, 2015 5:30 am - There's nothing like kicking the tires on something that's 56 feet tall, has a wingspan of 212 feet and weighs about 200 metric tons. And as United Airlines employees po...
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Chicago ready to spread out noise from O'HareJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Sharing the pain by rotating runways is how Chicago Department of Aviation officials intend to give some relief at night for city and suburban residents kept awake by th...
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New law aims to provide jet noise reliefJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A new state law aims to reduce O'Hare airplane noise with a dual approach of seeking more funding for soundproofing and allowing two diagonal runways to remain open. Gov...
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Lolla fans can avoid traffic-palooza with public transitJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - Whether it's Florence + the Machine, The Lonely Biscuits, or Metallica that floats your boat, suburban rock fans are advised to take public transit to Lollapalooza. ...
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Will Persian-Gulf subsidies cost U.S. jobs?Jul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Subsidies to foreign airlines from governments in the Persian Gulf could cost more than 25,000 jobs in the Chicago area, a coalition of U.S. airlines, pilots and flight ...
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Critics say Metra's app no substitute for universal cardJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - After riders chided Metra for dropping the ball on a universal fare card Wednesday, leaders countered that they're offering the next-best thing and said piggybacking on ...
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Quiet O'Hare noise at night? Aviation commissioner says she'll tryJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - A sit-down meeting between Chicago aviation officials and an O'Hare anti-noise watchdog group Monday resulted in pledges from the airport chief to try to reduce noise at...
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Pyke: Suburban transit better, but still 'miles to go' for disabledJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - A high-tech job at Bell Labs brought Ray Campbell to the DuPage suburbs in 1986. His greatest challenge, however, wasn't at his new workplace; it was getting there. Camp...
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UP defends bypassing Metra's costly wind detectors in delaying trainsJul 18, 2015 7:32 am - Metra spent about $200,000 in 2014 buying wind detectors known as anemometers for its three Union Pacific routes to avoid unnecessary weather-related delays. But Monday ...
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New runway could mean more jet noise for some in suburbsJul 17, 2015 5:30 am - Details of a runway set to open this fall at O'Hare International Airport show it will handle planes arriving from the west, distributing noise to the relief of some and...