Marni Pyke
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Are red-light camera crash results inflated?Jan 25, 2016 4:45 am - Red-light cameras began proliferating at suburban intersections in 2009 with the justification that they would prevent crashes. The same year, the Illinois Department of...
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Make red-light camera data more accessible, lawmaker saysJan 25, 2016 4:45 am - You just received a $100 ticket in the mail courtesy of a red-light camera. How to pay the fine, view the violation and appeal the citation are clearly spelled out. But ...
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Jet noise proposal: Less at night but more at dawn?Jan 25, 2016 12:00 am - More options to rotate O'Hare flights overnight were welcomed by suburban and Chicago leaders Monday but a new plan for aircraft landing at dawn raised fears of more jet...
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Did red-light cameras cut crashes? Not always, analysis showsJan 24, 2016 6:30 am -
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O'Hare no longer busiest U.S. airportJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport bumped O'Hare International Airport from its peak as the nation's busiest airport in 2015, data released Thursday by t...
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Extra costs add up in tollway construction projectsJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois tollway directors approved about $10.7 million in extra costs for road work on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension Wednesday. T...
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Many Metra trains could have new braking system by end of yearJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A crash-prevention braking system should start operating on one of Metra's most heavily used routes by the end of the year, executives said Wednesday in a presentation a...
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Suburbs hit by jet noise await O'Hare plansJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - The suburbs closest to the airport are bracing for an expected announcement by Chicago on its beleaguered O'Hare expansion plans. For towns such as Bensenville hammered ...
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Suburban kids compete in Lego challenge at Elgin Community CollegeJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - With 63 other teams of Lego professionals hot on their heels, Mount Prospect's Department of Detritus squad had no room for error. Again and again, they calibrated the m...
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Is Elgin-O'Hare extension caught in political roadblock?Jan 14, 2016 4:10 am - A divide between the Illinois tollway and Chicago on the cost of airport land needed for the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension is threatening progress on the massive pro...