Marni Pyke
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Expect delays as Circle Interchange work beginsMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Traffic-mageddon? Perhaps that's too dire. But west suburbanites hoping to zip home from Chicago this spring and summer should lower their expectations to snail time. Th...
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Pyke: What local legislators say about transit cutsMar 02, 2015 4:30 am - If you're a Republican state lawmaker whose voters depend on Metra to get to work, can you defend a budget that cuts public transit? And if you're a Democrat from the su...
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Vehicles could compare notes about hazards on I-90Mar 02, 2015 12:00 am - If U.S. Department of Transportation agrees, the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) will become a high-speed laboratory for "connected cars" that alert drivers of approaching ha...
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CTA promises quick links for commutersMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - Changes to where Metra commuters catch Chicago buses and how they get around the Loop by bus are coming this spring. A new "Loop Link" program intended to get buses thro...
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Rauner's transportation budget: Bikers up, transit downMar 01, 2015 7:00 am - Motorcycle riders win and disabled transit riders lose, an analysis of transportation funding in the budget proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner indicates. The budget also reco...
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Water pipeline move begins; costs $73 millionFeb 27, 2015 4:30 am - Relocating part of a pipeline carrying water to more than 500,000 customers in the Northwest suburbs is moving forward, although how to pay for it is still an open quest...
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'Massive' construction ahead for I-90, Elgin-O'Hare commutersFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - “Massive” is how tollway engineers described the upcoming construction season. And that's not as in massively awesome, but as in drivers can expect one big, eye-rolling,...
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Why hands-free driving isn't risk-freeFeb 23, 2015 4:30 am - Steering clear of driving distractions means more than no texting, experts warn
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Spot check show rampant texting, driving in suburbsFeb 22, 2015 6:00 am - Daily Herald survey finds 1,000-plus drivers an hour using handheld phones
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Transit could lose millions under Rauner budgetFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - Cuts in state funding to public transit will hurt Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority, officials warned, with some cautioning fare hikes could be on the table....