Marni Pyke
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Child being observed for Ebola symptoms after arriving at O'HareDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Doctors are monitoring a child for Ebola virus symptoms after the youngster arrived at O'Hare International Airport with a fever. The child, who is in stable condition, ...
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Feds: Scrutiny of CN and EJ&E to continueDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Federal regulators Wednesday extended by two years oversight of the operations of the EJ&E Railroad, now owned by the Canadian National Railway. In December 2008, the Su...
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Metra hopes plan eases overcrowding at Union StationDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - There's no greater buzz-kill after attending a ticker-tape parade celebrating your favorite team's winning season than to walk into Union Station and face claustrophobic...
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Trip to North Pole helps families leave health battles behindDec 13, 2014 12:00 am - The 11:04 a.m. Metra train was a false alarm. But as Abby Peters, 5, and her brothers craned their necks to peer down the westbound tracks Saturday, the real deal follow...
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Metra starts push for latest congestion relief megaprojectDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - Metra and freight railroad officials were preaching to the choir Friday when they touted the benefits to come from a $1 billion project aimed to straighten out a train b...
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Pyke: Do tax breaks encourage driving over transit?Dec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Winter 2015. Commuter A nips out of her garage in the suburbs, turns onto I-88 and then crawls along the tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway, eventually arriving at wo...
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Could 45 mph Route 53 extension face speed bump?Dec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Not so fast, proponents of a 45 mph extension of Route 53 say to a new Illinois law that sets the speed limit for tollways at 70 mph. The Illinois House overrode Gov. Pa...
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Pyke: How gap in Rt. 53 funding may affect driversDec 01, 2014 4:30 am - The sleeper issue of 2015 will be extending Route 53 north to Route 120, and here's why. So far, Lake County leaders have trimmed project costs plus floated a 20-cent pe...
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Cheerful shoppers hit the stores, but Thursday openings diminish crowdsNov 28, 2014 12:01 am - "Let it go?" Not likely after Patty Page of Naperville rose at 5 a.m. on Black Friday and endured temperatures worthy of "Frozen" at Oakbrook Center to track down one of...
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Picture-perfect Thanksgiving reunions ... and tips for travel trialsNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - You could see Thanksgiving in Miriam Harpaz's eyes as she watched granddaughter Natalie caper around the baggage carousel at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday. The 3-...