Marni Pyke
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Study cites continued discrimination in tollway contractsNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Since raising tolls in 2012 to fund a $12 billion capital program, the Illinois tollway has touted its job-creating prowess and inclusion of minorities in the resulting ...
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Uber should land at O'Hare for pickups before ThanksgivingNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - Suburbanites should be able to ride-share their way home from O'Hare or Midway international airports as of Nov. 18, assuming Chicago finalizes a tentative plan released...
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Uber-high stakes: Taxi/ride-share wars pulling up at O'HareNov 02, 2015 4:30 am - Two business travelers waiting for suburban taxis at O'Hare International Airport recently shared different views on what Chicago opening up the lucrative airport pickup...
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President signs law extending deadline for train brake jobOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - After months of intense pressure on Congress and threats to shut down train service, including Metra, a bill extending the deadline for railroads to install an automatic...
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Experts: Fox River Grove crash triggered reforms, but we can do moreOct 24, 2015 7:15 am - Standing near a memorial at Algonquin Road and the Union Pacific tracks, Fox River Grove Police Chief Ron Lukasik points north. "The bus was facing that way," he says. "...
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Tollway board pressured to build or not build Route 53 extensionOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - With $5.8 million for planning studies in the Illinois tollway's proposed 2016 budget that could be used to analyze the Route 53 extension, advocates for both sides of t...
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Minority contractors criticize tollway budget proposalOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - Thanks to higher truck tolls, the Illinois tollway will reap extra revenues next year but that didn't mean the 2016 proposed budget didn't receive scrutiny Thursday. Sev...
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Distributing overnight noise from O'Hare a tall orderOct 20, 2015 5:30 am - Officials tasked with crafting a rotation system to evenly distribute noisy overnight O'Hare flights left their first meeting with added reasons why finding consensus wi...
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Union Station renovation plans to be announced todayOct 16, 2015 12:00 am - Amtrak is promising improvements to Union Station that should appeal to both commuters tired of being overcrowded and architecture fans. Officials from the railroad, Met...
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Some suburbanites say new O'Hare runway 'nothing to celebrate'Oct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Neighborhoods surrounding O'Hare International Airport that have been rattled by jet noise are bracing themselves after the opening of Chicago's latest parallel runway T...