Marni Pyke
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More DUI trouble for retired QB AvelliniOct 12, 2013 2:00 pm - Previous drunken driving arrests combined with a September traffic stop by Roselle police resulted in felony charges for former Chicago Bear Bob Avellini last week. A Du...
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Illiana Expressway fails to get support from planning groupOct 09, 2013 10:17 am - Accusations of political pressure dominated debate Wednesday about the Illiana Expressway, which the Chicago Metropolitan Agency on Planning voted not to put on a list o...
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Pace working through Ventra issuesOct 08, 2013 6:13 pm - In response to first-time Ventra customers’ frustration about long waits on customer service phone lines and uncooperative websites, Pace officials said Tuesday they are...
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Official says ‘something has to give’Oct 08, 2013 6:11 pm - Flights are landing and taking off safely but it’s a challenge without the support staff air traffic controllers rely on, says one union official who handles O’Hare Inte...
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Why you should care about the battle of the Illiana ExpresswayOct 07, 2013 5:30 am - This month, the MPO Policy Committee will vote on whether to include the Illiana Corridor in CMAP's GO TO 2040 comprehensive plan and ... zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Hey, stay with m...
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Suspicious package halts Metra UP North trainsOct 04, 2013 11:00 am - Outbound Metra commuters on three Union Pacific North Line trains had a frustrating morning as police investigated a suspicious package. The package was reported at abou...
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Can task force solve feud between Metra, Pace, CTA?Oct 02, 2013 5:00 pm - Members of a state task force got an earful from transit leaders about funding dysfunction and rivalries over a shrinking revenue pie Wednesday. Gov. Pat Quinn's panel i...
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Former CTA lawyer from Wilmette heads to Metra boardOct 02, 2013 9:27 am - A retired Chicago Transit Authority attorney from Wilmette is the next new Metra board member. Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to sendJohn Plante of Wilmette ...
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Metra board hopefuls put on show for commissionersOct 02, 2013 5:15 am - In a twist from the status quo, the public had a front seat to hear testimony from applicants seeking two openings on the troubled Metra board Tuesday before Cook County...
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CTA veteran moving to Metra board as Preckwinkle’s choiceSep 30, 2013 12:12 pm - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle picked a former CTA conductor and executive to take a seat on the troubled Metra board Monday. Retired transit manager Romayne Bro...