Marni Pyke
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Train-riding police nab crossing scofflawsAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - A flash of dark blue, and the pedestrian was across the tracks. The pedestrian was safe from an oncoming Metra train but not from police officers on the train who witne...
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Tollway experiences turnover as top execs leaveAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Tollway Authority has a gap in its top ranks following the exit of two executives. Inspector General James Wagner retired in June after serving five years a...
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Why Illinois drivers can't replace faulty air bagsAug 17, 2015 5:30 am - Dear car owner: If your passenger air bag deploys, there is a chance metal fragments could fly out causing injury or death. As of now, we don't have replacement air bags...
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More slowdowns for BNSF commuters as rails are fixedAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Metra BNSF Line riders can expect delays of up to five minutes on late afternoon trains starting this week through Sept. 4. BNSF Railroad is removing old rails and repla...
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Four weekends you'll want to avoid driving on expresswaysAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Worst traffic ever? Veteran Chicago drivers might dispute that but there's no argument that four weekends worth of expressway lane and ramp closures beginning Wednesday ...
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How you can make your voice heard over O'Hare noiseAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - “I need to know how the future openings of O'Hare runways will affect where I live,” writes Glen Ellyn resident Kevin Carlson. “Will I experience more traffic, less traf...
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Residents near O'Hare unsatisfied after first hearing on noiseAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - There was no lack of information at the first of four FAA forums on O'Hare runways in Niles Monday, but despite the abundance of charts, diagrams and maps, few satisfied...
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Crystal Lake pastors lose son in motorcycle crashAug 09, 2015 1:00 am - A bear hug. A kiss. And four simple words. "I love you, Daddy." It was the last time the Rev. Bill Orris would speak in person to his son Billy, but the memory of that f...
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Foot chase leads to arrest in Geneva burglariesAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Geneva police said Saturday they think they may have solved a string of vehicle burglaries in Kane County with the arrest Monday of a suspect following a brief manhunt a...
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Elgin community has students' back at annual school supplies giveawayAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Mosquitoes and grasshoppers, but no pillows, made for an unquiet night, but the Menchaca family didn't mind missing sleep to be first in the door at Elgin Community Coll...