Marni Pyke
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Feds find Metra 'generally compliant' but cite safety issuesOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Do you feel safe in a Metra train that's "generally compliant" with federal regulations? That's the question riders will be asking after an audit released Thursday by th...
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Ebola outbreak sparks finger-pointing in Senate raceOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - As screening of passengers arriving from west Africa began Thursday at O'Hare International Airport, the Ebola virus got politicized in the race for the U.S. Senate seat...
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RTA picks suburban planner as new chiefOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - A self-described "policy wonk" from the suburbs is the Regional Transportation Authority's next leader. RTA board directors appointed Acting Executive Director Leanne Re...
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Higher tolls for trucks coming in 2015Oct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois tollway's draft 2015 budget gets a bump from a toll increase on trucks dating back to an ill-fated "green lanes" project from the Rod Blagojevich era. The e...
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Transit app to debut in February for Metra, CTA and Pace ridersOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Metra will begin testing a new smartphone app in February that allows riders to buy tickets on trains and display them to conductors. The app also can be used by CTA and...
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Could your I-PASS be welcomed in more states?Oct 15, 2014 1:01 am - It works in Maine but not in Oklahoma. It's welcomed in Pennsylvania but not in parts of Florida. The uneven reception Illinois I-PASS transponders get across the U.S. c...
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Oberweis puts out appeal for campaign cashOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Supporters of U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis got a wake-up call from the Spring Grove Republican Tuesday. "My finance director just called me with an update on our s...
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Travelers tell tales as air traffic control facility reopensOct 13, 2014 5:30 am - What did 40 minutes of methodical, expert sabotage at one of the busiest air traffic control centers in the world Sept. 26 mean for Lori and Dan Palmer? They couldn't sa...
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Lawmakers aren't embracing Metra fare increasesOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - State lawmakers Friday were not ready to climb on board Metra's call for a decade of fare hikes. Metra's board of directors Thursday announced a sweeping plan to raise t...
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Metra asks for 68 percent fare hike over 10 yearsOct 09, 2014 10:00 am - Although a final vote isn't until November, a majority of Metra leaders Thursday committed to a proposal to raise fares an average of 10.8 percent in 2015 followed by in...