Marni Pyke
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Metra erases 9 percent cap on raisesNov 15, 2013 4:56 pm - Metra directors have lifted a 9 percent annual salary cap for non-union employees, some of whom already were approved for pay increases of up to 33 percent. The decision...
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UP Line commuters promised a break from wind delaysNov 15, 2013 1:02 pm - Commuters on Metra’s BNSF Line are getting relief from wind-related delays thanks to new measuring devices installed this year and the agency plans to extend the program...
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Tollway towing contracts under scrutinyNov 14, 2013 7:00 pm - Eisenhower was president, poodle skirts were fashionable and the Illinois tollway was signing up towing companies back in 1958. Some of those companies are still with th...
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Pace adds incentive to Ventra cardsNov 14, 2013 2:07 pm - Commuters can walk away with $2 in Pace rides on a new Ventra card starting next week. Pace staff members will hand out the Ventra cards from Monday to Dec. 6 at nine su...
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Des Plaines railroad bridge among projects to get federal fundsNov 12, 2013 9:00 am - Thinking outside the box earned 51 local governments and agencies a collective $286 million in federal cash for projects that reduce pollution and ease gridlock in the c...
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Is RTA's $1.6 million fight against tax havens a good bet?Nov 11, 2013 4:00 am - It seemed a no-brainer back in 2011 when the RTA sued Channahon and Kankakee, claiming the towns were cheating the six-county region out of millions by operating tax hav...
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Interchange a collaboration that officials hope will create jobsNov 07, 2013 11:20 am - After years of 50 percent, Huntley-area drivers now have a full interchange at Route 47 and the Jane Addams Tollway. “We’ve waited many years for this day to come,” said...
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Plane veers off runway after landing at O’HareNov 06, 2013 9:25 am - Passengers on an American Eagle regional jet had a bumpy welcome to Chicago when their aircraft skidded off the runway Wednesday morning. None of the 38 passengers and f...
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Tollway call center puts visually impaired, veterans to workNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - Based on experience, many I-PASS users wouldn't get the impression the person on the other end of the line at the customer call center was (a) grateful to the point of t...
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Ventra deadline pushed backNov 05, 2013 1:32 pm - After a chorus of disapproval from some riders frustrated with glitches in using Pace and the CTA’s new fare system Ventra, the two agencies are pushing back a deadline ...