Marni Pyke
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O'Hare passengers undeterred by Ukraine crashJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - As she waited at O'Hare International Airport for her son's plane to arrive from Mexico, Cindy Cook looked somber over the news of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 crashi...
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Test could pave way to paying tolls with smartphoneJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Gantries going up this year on the Tri-State Tollway near Touhy Avenue won't signal an extra toll, officials said Wednesday. Instead, the Illinois tollway is erecting a ...
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Pace, Tollway deal would ramp up service along I-90Jul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Commuters along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) corridor seeking to escape high gas prices and bumper-to-bumper traffic will have some transit options in the wake of an a...
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No action 25 years after crash showed risk to 'lap babies' on planesJul 14, 2014 5:00 am - Little has changed 25 years after Flight 232 crash
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Des Plaines oasis demolition underwayJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - [No Paragraph Style]NewsEditor's note: To correct information provided by the tollway in a Tuesday article, temporary overnight lane closures on I-90 will occur duri...
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'I prepared myself to die.' Survivors recall Flight 232 crashJul 13, 2014 8:00 am - Business traveler Sumit Roy felt lucky to snag an early United Airlines flight back to Chicago from Denver. He settled into Seat 23J and joked with a Citibank colleague....
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Tollway warns of email scam targeting I-PASS usersJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - For once, you can ignore a message about owing money with no consequences. Illinois tollway officials Thursday warned I-PASS users to beware of emails from a so-called E...
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No O'Hare airport noise resolution in sight for suburbsJun 30, 2014 5:30 am - After complaints from residents that new jet noise had turned their quiet streets into a “Top Gun” set, irked congressmen asked the FAA this month to throw out the O'Har...
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Tollway awards contract to firm despite past issuesJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois tollway leaders approved a $64 million contract Thursday with a construction firm that previously drew the ire of federal prosecutors who accused the company of...
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Black bear spotted near Jane Addams TollwayJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Perhaps it was the 75-cent Elgin Plaza toll. Or fears of road work on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90). But whatever the reason, a young black bear was sighted high-tailin...