Marni Pyke
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Tollway aims for I-90 'smart corridor'Feb 19, 2014 12:00 am - Come 2016, drivers on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) should receive advance real-time information about blocked lanes, crashes and congestion via a series of electronic ...
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Metra's new chairman lays out agendaFeb 17, 2014 3:30 am - How does a bicycle-riding, bow tie-wearing, Rahm Emanuel appointee who lives in Lincoln Park fit as chairman of an agency considered to be suburban turf? Like a glove, M...
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Funding options for 53 extension still elusiveFeb 14, 2014 4:15 am - Would private companies and developers help pay to extend Route 53 north into Lake County through a special taxing district? That's one solution to overcoming a cash sho...
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Oberman picked to chair Metra boardFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Metra's board got a fresh start Tuesday with the appointment of Chicago attorney and former Alderman Martin Oberman as chairman. Oberman is known as an independent refor...
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Experts: Connected cars bring dangerous distractionsFeb 10, 2014 3:30 am - I'm driving along, laughing over something a friend just posted, when suddenly I have a craving for a latte. Where to go? I check the display on my dashboard and Beanhun...
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Transit agencies on defensive at state hearingFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - Lawmakers put transit leaders under the microscope at a Monday hearing over a scathing RTA report late last year and more recent weather-related Metra delays. The confid...
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Pinball wizards begin quest for championship at Lincolnshire eventFeb 08, 2014 4:38 pm - Jeff Hooper’s man cave buzzes with a cacophony of twerps, beeps, bells and whistles Saturday afternoon. His Lincolnshire basement is wall-to-wall pinball machines from ...
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Could choosing a Metra chairman be ‘sparks’ free?Feb 06, 2014 5:32 pm - Metra’s board of directors is expected to vote on a new chairman Tuesday, but don’t expect any drama, officials said. If that’s the case, it would be a contrast to the l...
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Auto show: Lighter, fuel-efficient and saferFeb 06, 2014 3:00 am - Fuel-efficient cars and even trucks souped up with the latest in high-tech safety systems predominated Thursday during the Chicago Auto Show media preview at McCormick P...
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Another day, another set of winter delaysFeb 05, 2014 5:21 am - Another snow ordeal created train-sicles and plane-sicles in the region and made travel miserable Wednesday with delays on Metra and cancellations at both airports. Metr...