Marni Pyke
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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-...
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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...