Marni Pyke
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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...
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RTA spending more than $670,000 on spin controlSep 30, 2013 5:00 am - An August Regional Transportation Authority audit scolded Metra for hiring PR consultants, but the agency isn't practicing what it preaches. Records show the RTA has sp...
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Tollway employees fired for bullying, growing pot and moreSep 26, 2013 5:02 pm - An Illinois tollway employee growing marijuana — although not on the premises — and maintenance workers going AWOL were among the findings in a semiannual report by the ...
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Des Plaines tollway oasis closing next yearSep 26, 2013 11:48 am - It’s had a good ride, but the Illinois tollway’s Des Plaines Oasis will close ahead of schedule in 2014 to make way for the extension of the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and ...
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Transit agencies lay out differences to panelSep 25, 2013 6:59 pm - Give us more power, merge all four agencies, or leave us alone were among the conflicting arguments presented by Metra, Pace, the CTA and the Regional Transportation Aut...