Marni Pyke
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More suburbs getting quiet zones for train hornsJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - I'm happy to report that Bensenville has licked its noise problem. No, not that problem. Jet engines are still rattling windows in certain neighborhoods in the village b...
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Learning curve at all-electronic interchange with Tri-State and I-57Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illini fans and other drivers who jump on the Illinois tollway's new interchange between the Tri-State (I-294) and I-57 when it opens this fall are advised to pack an I-...
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Metra board to ask, should we raise fares in 2015?Jul 18, 2014 1:01 am - A possible shortfall in Metra's 2015 budget means fare increases are one possibility the agency's board could consider in the next few months, although officials stresse...
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O'Hare passengers undeterred by Ukraine crashJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - As she waited at O'Hare International Airport for her son's plane to arrive from Mexico, Cindy Cook looked somber over the news of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 crashi...
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Test could pave way to paying tolls with smartphoneJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Gantries going up this year on the Tri-State Tollway near Touhy Avenue won't signal an extra toll, officials said Wednesday. Instead, the Illinois tollway is erecting a ...
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Pace, Tollway deal would ramp up service along I-90Jul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Commuters along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) corridor seeking to escape high gas prices and bumper-to-bumper traffic will have some transit options in the wake of an a...
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No action 25 years after crash showed risk to 'lap babies' on planesJul 14, 2014 5:00 am - Little has changed 25 years after Flight 232 crash
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Des Plaines oasis demolition underwayJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - [No Paragraph Style]NewsEditor's note: To correct information provided by the tollway in a Tuesday article, temporary overnight lane closures on I-90 will occur duri...
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'I prepared myself to die.' Survivors recall Flight 232 crashJul 13, 2014 8:00 am - Business traveler Sumit Roy felt lucky to snag an early United Airlines flight back to Chicago from Denver. He settled into Seat 23J and joked with a Citibank colleague....
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Tollway warns of email scam targeting I-PASS usersJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - For once, you can ignore a message about owing money with no consequences. Illinois tollway officials Thursday warned I-PASS users to beware of emails from a so-called E...