Marni Pyke
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Mulder, Schaffer exit Metra boardJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - A year after one of Metra's most controversial chapters opened, a revamped board bid farewell to two veteran members Friday. Outgoing Directors Jack Schaffer, a former s...
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IDOT: Stay off the Kennedy again this weekend!Jun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Thank you for not driving on the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) last weekend. And please, don't do it again, IDOT engineers are asking drivers as they gear up for the seco...
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Ventra deadline approaching for Pace, CTA: 10 things to knowJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - With about 35 percent of riders still using cash or soon-to-be-obsolete magnetic stripe cards, Pace is on a campaign to inform riders that the suburban bus service and C...
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Cook County to screen Arlene Mulder replacement on Metra publiclyJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Following on a new tradition of interviewing Metra board candidates in public, Cook County officials will screen replacements for outgoing Director Arlene Mulder at an o...
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Investigation continues into teen's electrocution at Metra yardJun 16, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities on Monday identified the 13-year-old boy who was electrocuted after climbing on top of a Metra train car Sunday evening in the South suburbs. The Chicago tee...
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Outgoing Metra directors describe ups, downs at agencyJun 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Friday marks the departure of suburban Metra board directors Arlene Mulder and Jack Schaffer from the transit agency that's weathered one controversy after another in th...
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Transit regulators urge look at emergency braking systemsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Federal regulators told transit agencies across the nation Thursday to ensure their emergency braking systems work properly at dead-end stations in the wake of a CTA Blu...
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Taking Kennedy to Chicago will have you singing the bluesJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - Thinking of a leisurely drive down the Kennedy Expressway to take in the Chicago Blues Fest this Saturday or Sunday? Don't do it, state and Chicago transportation engine...
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Avoid the Kennedy this weekend, IDOT warnsJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago and state officials mingled cheery mantras of "Chicago's open for business" with dire warnings of a traffic meltdown if drivers jump on the Kennedy Expressway (I...
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CN fights back against Durbin's safety claimsJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - The Canadian National Railway fought back against accusations from Illinois' senior senator that the railroad was ignoring communities and safety with its takeover of a ...