Marni Pyke
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Commuters can personalize alerts from MetraMay 27, 2014 1:00 am - Instead of a barrage of emails, Metra is now offering riders a chance to personalize alerts about delays. Commuters can select specific times when they want to receive n...
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RTA invests $5 million for adsMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - RTA board directors are betting that a $5 million ad campaign will put more riders on buses and trains. Officials voted Wednesday to hire Downtown Partners Communication...
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Tollway advises Lake County to ante up for Route 53May 21, 2014 1:01 am - Building a road unlike any other Illinois toll road and more expensive than its counterparts will require Lake County to pay its "fair share," several Illinois tollway l...
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Readers sound off on tolls, pets on planes and moreMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - Pets on planes. Tolls on freeways. Conflicts of interest. Readers flooded my inbox with outraged, humorous and pointed comments about the above issues, which is why I'm ...
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RTA may spend $5 million on transit ads, denies cronyismMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - RTA board members are poised to vote Wednesday on a $5 million marketing contract with the firm that handled campaign ads for Attorney General Lisa Madigan's 2010 electi...
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Metra to use federal, state funds to speed up serviceMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - A Metra windfall of about $11 million in federal and state funds should help reduce freight train congestion and address delays related to winter conditions. The agency ...
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Pace hitting the streets to explain VentraMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - With just weeks to go before Pace and the CTA drop the existing fare system and switch over to its replacement, Ventra, the suburban bus agency will hold a series of out...
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Tollway gives details of latest construction loanMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's $500 million bond sale this month is the first of two expected this year to help fund a $12 billion construction program. The tollway sold $500 mi...
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O'Hare flights back to normal after problems TuesdayMay 13, 2014 1:00 am - For the second time in less than a year, fire-related concerns caused the evacuation of an Elgin air traffic control facility with resulting travel nightmares nationwide...
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Does tollway official have conflict over Quinn donations?May 12, 2014 5:30 am - An Illinois tollway director appointed by Pat Quinn also heads a union that is a major financial player in the governor's re-election campaign, most recently giving $250...