Marni Pyke
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Proposed sales tax hike would fund transportation projects, moreNov 24, 2014 4:00 am - Would you pay 25 cents more on a $100 purchase to put a bridge over the Fox River? Or repair a CTA line? Or build a road near O'Hare to relieve congestion? The Chicago M...
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FAA avoids taking blame, suggests changes after Aurora sabotageNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - The Federal Aviation Administration was short on blame and heavy on improvements in a report about the aviation meltdown that occurred Sept. 26 after sabotage at a cruci...
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Ca-CHING: $1.90 in tolls to use 10 miles of future Elgin-O'HareNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - DuPage and northwest Cook County drivers used to coasting along the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (I-390) for free might face some sticker-shock in 2016. That's when the highw...
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Funding gap still dogs Route 53 extensionNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - Proponents of extending Route 53 into Lake County received an upbeat response from Illinois tollway directors Tuesday compared to a previous visit, but positive vibes on...
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New I-90 bridge over Fox: How do you build in a river?Nov 17, 2014 4:00 am - At dawn today, wind willing, two hoists will lift a 190,000-pound beam from a waiting truck on the Jane Addams Tollway and heave it onto columns rising about 40 feet abo...
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Metra answers frustrations on fare hikes, staff raisesNov 14, 2014 4:15 am - Metra's still got a lot of explaining to do when it comes to raising fares by a proposed average of 10.8 percent. The agency's board of directors is poised to vote on it...
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Metra board approves 10.8 percent fare hikeNov 14, 2014 12:00 am - Metra commuters who weathered the polar vortex of January 2014 can expect another big chill in February 2015 — higher fares. Metra leaders Friday debated and then approv...
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Metra employees get raises averaging 15% as agency eyes fare hikesNov 11, 2014 4:30 am - Metra leaders will vote Friday on proposed fare increases, including up to 19 percent for monthly passes in the same year hundreds of employees' salaries jumped by 15 pe...
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What's Rauner's take on transit, tollway?Nov 10, 2014 4:00 am - Pensions, schmensions. Readers of this column want to know what Illinois' next governor thinks about roads, transit and airports, issues sadly lacking in this fall's kno...
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Metra riders not onboard with fare hikeNov 06, 2014 12:00 am - Just a few riders showed up to Metra's hearing on a proposed fare hike at the Clarendon Hills village hall Thursday. Among them was retiree Bob Wayman of Downers Grove, ...