Marni Pyke
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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 ...
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Group aims to make suburbs safer for bike ridersJun 09, 2014 5:00 am - There they go. Lycra-clad Lance Armstrongs darting in and out of traffic on their $3,000 Orbea Avant M30 road bikes. Then there's the rest of us. Maybe the last time you...
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Fox River pedestrian bridge in Elgin closingJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Bikers and hikers planning to hit the trail over the Fox River in Elgin will need a boat for the foreseeable future. The pedestrian and bicycle bridge under the Jane Add...
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Feds probe Metra after safety complaintsJun 06, 2014 1:01 am - The Federal Railroad Administration is cracking down on Metra after three risky situations involving speeding and violating signals - two during rush hour - led to three...
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Durbin blasts CN, warns feds could increase monitoringJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin pulled out the threat of extending federal oversight of the Canadian National Railway in a letter to its CEO citing "poor communication and coopera...
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Tollway oases to get new parking lotsJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - First trucks, then cars will get new parking lots at the six Illinois tollway oases this year. This week, the agency closed truck parking lots in the Lake Forest and Hin...
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George Ranney dishes on the RTA, Route 53 and 15 years in the frayJun 02, 2014 5:00 am - Shaking up the RTA. Reforms to the juvenile justice system. Fixing Chicago's freight bottleneck. An $8 billion transportation program in 2008. The consummate behind-the-...
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Expect Kennedy Expressway gridlock on June weekendsJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Driving into Chicago this weekend? No worries. But to avoid migraine-inducing traffic the last three weekends of June, take transit or plan your route to steer clear of ...
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One Metra vacancy down (almost), one still openMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - An Algonquin businessman is poised to sit on the Metra board while another spot representing northwest Cook County is still in play. Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneid...
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Noise from new runways takes a toll on suburbsMay 27, 2014 8:00 am - No dandelion would dare poke its head out on Chester Gorniak's immaculate lawn. But weeds are the only thing missing from his leafy Bensenville paradise that explodes wi...