Marni Pyke
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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...
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Lawmakers differ on big bill to move I-90 water pipeMar 08, 2014 7:00 am - A Northwest suburban lawmaker thinks the Illinois tollway could have been more helpful to ratepayers faced with a $73 million bill to relocate a water pipe in the way of...
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Major road work ahead for Jane AddamsMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) commuters might want to invest in some relaxation CDs with a significant construction season just around the corner. The Illinois State Toll H...
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'No clear winner' in governor debate, experts sayMar 05, 2014 4:30 am - Despite some pointed questions and critical remarks, there was no knockout punch in Tuesday's televised candidate forum featuring the four Republicans running for govern...
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Des Plaines oasis will close March 16Mar 04, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois tollway drivers have less than two weeks to grab coffee or a burger at the Des Plaines oasis. At 8 p.m. March 16, the agency will close the glass-framed structu...
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Negotiations with tollway whittled cost from moving pipelineMar 03, 2014 4:30 am - Oh to be in the room when Northwest Cook County mayors learned it would cost millions to move a water pipe in the way of I-90 expansion. “We were knocked head over heels...