Marni Pyke
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Dillard 'looking forward, not backward' after lossMar 20, 2014 5:00 am - Kirk Dillard has some “what ifs” but says he has no regrets as he prepares to return to life as a private citizen. The longtime DuPage County lawmaker lost his bid for g...
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Metropolis Strategies will exit in MayMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - After 15 years of advocating for change and reforms in transportation, planning and justice issues, Metropolis Strategies will end its mission in May. The civic group, f...
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Dillard says he's a 'winner no matter what'Mar 18, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard risked it all to be Illinois' next governor. The unlucky toss of the dice cost the longtime political fixture his state senate seat but he was un...
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Snow-blocked sidewalks upset suburbanitesMar 17, 2014 5:00 am - Nothing like hitting a nerve. Last week's column about pedestrians in peril on unshoveled sidewalks provoked an avalanche of articulate emails. Let's start with Nancy Jo...
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Merge transit agencies into one, task force members sayMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Creating a single superagency to oversee transit in the region appears to be the consensus of a state task force responsible for reforms at the RTA, Metra, Pace and CTA....
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Des Plaines oasis closes todayMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - It was May 14, 1960. JFK was running for president, the Cold War was escalating and folks were swinging to Bobby Darin at a local dance. When the music stopped, many co...
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Some seats contested, others vacant as committeeman role evolvesMar 14, 2014 5:30 am - As robocalls drone into voice mail and professionally produced attack fliers clog mailboxes, Larry Moretti is out campaigning the old-fashioned way for Tuesday's primary...
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Ventra switch coming July 1 for Pace, CTA ridersMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - After a lengthy rehearsal, Ventra is ready for prime-time this summer, Pace and CTA leaders announced Friday. The rollout of the new fare system in 2013 was less than st...
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Elgin-O'Hare details emergingMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - A tolling system that avoids charging fees at entrances and exits is among the new details of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass laid out at an ope...
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Snow all over suburban sidewalks puts pedestrians in perilMar 10, 2014 5:30 am - A motherly crossing guard greeted Matthew Sim Thursday morning, shepherding him and other students across the street to Enders-Salk Elementary School in Schaumburg. But...