Marni Pyke
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Tollway: Get ready for widening I-90 from Elgin to the KennedySep 09, 2013 1:06 pm - Drivers on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) between the Elgin toll plaza and the Kennedy Expressway can expect lots of night life as the agency preps for the second part o...
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How a Roselle family got a $10,000 bill from tollwaySep 09, 2013 5:30 am - This week, it's another column about problems at Metra. Kidding! Instead, we're focusing on your questions about a “Kafkaesque” dispute with the Illinois tollway, messed...
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DuPage transportation planner named to Metra boardSep 06, 2013 9:58 am - A background as a transportation planner and hands-on experience as a commuter on Metra’s BNSF Line will help him “be part of the solution” on the troubled Metra board, ...
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Metra review finds Schaffer didn’t leak harmful info to CliffordSep 05, 2013 7:23 pm - Metra Director Jack Schaffer did not cross an ethical or legal line in forwarding confidential documents to ex-CEO Alex Clifford while Clifford’s contract was in limbo t...
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New CTA, Pace fare system called Ventra begins MondaySep 05, 2013 2:39 pm - Starting Monday, commuters who use Pace buses or take the CTA can start switching between the two transit systems without pulling out separate cards or passes. But first...
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How insurance option slipped by Metra boardAug 26, 2013 5:15 am - Like a good neighbor, Illinois National Insurance Co. is there when it comes to employees suing over retaliation, wrongful dismissal or harassment. So why didn't Metra's...
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Clifford’s return unlikely when Metra picks interim chiefAug 23, 2013 5:13 pm - When Metra’s board of directors gathers Tuesday for a special meeting to discuss personnel, you can expect they’ll pick an interim CEO instead of the two-man team runnin...
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Coulson: Ex-Metra CEO Clifford had a good caseAug 21, 2013 7:05 pm - RTA Director and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Coulson thinks Metra’s ex-CEO Alex Clifford had a good case against his former bosses, thanks to missteps by two top...
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Hire back Clifford at Metra, attorney saysAug 20, 2013 5:13 pm - If Metra wants to end controversy over a lavish up-to-$718,000 separation agreement with former CEO Alex Clifford, they should just hire him back, the executive’s lawyer...
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Survey shows drivers ignore stopped school busesAug 19, 2013 5:15 am - On Wednesday, seven buses will line up in front of Whittier School in Wheaton waiting to give both seasoned fifth-graders and awe-struck first-graders a ride home after ...