Marni Pyke
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Dance, music, food highlight 10th anniversary celebration of Bartlett mandirAug 03, 2014 1:01 am - More than 1,700 volunteers, 36,131 cubic feet of Turkish limestone, 151 pillars, 40,000 carved stone pieces - and one enthusiastic crowd celebrating 10 years of faith an...
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Final 10 wow Suburban Chicago's Got Talent judgesAug 03, 2014 1:01 am - With comments like "nailed it," "you're a natural," and "wow," the Suburban Chicago's Got Talent judges set themselves up for a tough decision this week picking a winner...
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Durbin wants feds to check out Canadian National delays on EJ&EJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Sen. Dick Durbin continued pressure on the Canadian National Railway Thursday, asking federal regulators to visit Illinois and witness delays on CN-operated tracks. "The...
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Why this is the worst summer construction season everJul 28, 2014 5:00 am - Late for day care. Late for work. Late for meetings. Crawling along I-355. At a standstill on I-90. Sweating on Route 31. Whimpering on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway. Acro...
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Hanover Park's Craig to replace Mulder on Metra boardJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County commissioners picked Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig to fill a vacant spot on the Metra board Wednesday. Craig will attend his first Metra meetin...
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Investigations of Metra engineers on the rise for 2014Jul 23, 2014 1:00 am - As of June, disciplinary investigations of train engineers at Metra had totaled 11, as many as the entire number of cases for 2013. The upward trend comes in the wake of...
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Suburban officials: O'Hare noise monitors not enoughJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago's move to add eight noise monitors around O'Hare International Airport is proving underwhelming for some officials concerned about the din from airplanes in part...
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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...