Marni Pyke
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Pyke: Is 10-year plan for Metra hikes justified?Oct 20, 2014 5:30 am - A Metra white paper that makes the case for a fare increase, totaling 68 percent compounded over 10 years, contains some interesting numbers. Although the report feature...
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Metra smartphone app should be ready for riders in MayOct 18, 2014 7:31 am - While promoting a new mobile ticketing app as easy and convenient for passengers, Metra also could reap benefits from the change by closing a free ride loophole. Officia...
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Senate hopefuls at odds on minimum wageOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - The two candidates for U.S. senator both agree on higher minimum wages but with some big differences on who should receive them. At an event Thursday at the Schaumburg I...
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Michael Madigan son-in-law Jordan Matyas to exit RTA chief of staff postOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - The son-in-law of powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan is leaving his job as a top administrator at the Regional Transportation Authority after a turbulent few years. ...
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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...