Marni Pyke
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What do Rauner tollway appointments mean for Route 53 extension?May 22, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's choices for Illinois tollway directors give the suburbs sway on the board when the agency is just months away from a critical decision on extending R...
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O'Hare breaks ground on nine-story parking structureMay 22, 2015 1:00 am - Construction is starting on a massive parking structure at O'Hare International Airport that will consolidate car rentals and offer changes for economy parkers. The city...
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Tollway looking for consensus on Tri-State fixMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - Five lanes? Wider shoulders? Express lanes? As they eye improvements on the central Tri-State (I-294), Illinois tollway planners are seeking ideas from nearby communiti...
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Avoid rush hour and get to the airport early this holidayMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - Friday is B-Day, as in busy, at O'Hare and Midway International Airports as Americans mark the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day holiday. Air travel is ti...
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Drivers keep on truckin' despite toll hikeMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - A lot of truckers are still using toll roads despite a rate hike that went into effect Jan. 1. At a finance committee meeting Wednesday, tollway financial staffers rep...
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Which driving behavior leads to the most road rage?May 18, 2015 5:30 am - Just a typical commute. Inching along I-355 on automatic pilot, and then, it happens. Mr. Speedy cuts right in front, and your rush-hour inertia morphs into fist-shaking...
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Florida toll agency doesn't hire Illinois tollway executiveMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Florida toll agency chose an internal candidate as its new chief out of a field that included Illinois tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. The Illinois tollway ...
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IDOT highway plan has a grim prognosisMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Announcements about the state's multiyear highway improvement plan usually are full of hype and hope. But this version with an $8.4 billion road program could be the mos...
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Metra months away on ticket appMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders anxious to get their fingers working on a smartphone ticket app will need to wait until fall. Planners said there are a lot of intricacies still to work out...
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Stopping train derailments here: Pricey brake system months, years awayMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - With speed emerging as a possible cause of the fatal Amtrak derailment Tuesday in Philadelphia, many freight and passenger railroads including Metra are at least months ...