Marni Pyke
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O'Hare's newest runway will mean big changesSep 23, 2013 5:30 am - Sure, the official name is “runway 10 Center/28 Center,” but I'll always think of it as the St. Johannes Cemetery runway and recall the fight between Chicago and Bensenv...
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Suburbanites settle in to Metra boardSep 20, 2013 6:34 pm - Metra’s besieged board continued its gradual evolution Friday with the arrival of two new members from the suburbs. Directors Manuel Barbosa, a retired federal judge fro...
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Metra releasing confidential files to state investigatorsSep 20, 2013 5:41 pm - After a nearly two-hour executive session Friday, Metra board members voted to release confidential documents to state investigators looking into its latest scandal. “We...
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Tollway may relax time to pay back tollsSep 19, 2013 5:00 pm - You'd still owe for that missed toll, but you'd have more time to scrounge money or buy a lottery ticket to cover the cost under a plan adopted by a tollway panel Thursd...
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Race for O’Halloran’s Metra spot is onSep 18, 2013 4:45 pm - Cook County commissioners will size up applicants for the Metra board position vacated by former Chairman Brad O’Halloran in an open meeting Oct. 1. O’Halloran departed ...
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State police expanding use of stun guns on highways, tollwaysSep 18, 2013 10:51 am - Illinois State Police District 15 troopers who patrol the region’s tollways will be getting reinforcements soon by way of stun guns. Illinois State Toll Highway Authorit...
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Tollway puts Route 53 on front burnerSep 17, 2013 6:00 pm - An advisory group will start tackling the difficult issues of how to pay for a proposed Route 53 extension north and what its ultimate design should be. The Illinois tol...
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RTA fails to reach funding agreementSep 17, 2013 6:00 pm - Frustration pervaded a special Regional Transportation Authority meeting Tuesday as directors failed to reach a deal on funding for Metra, Pace and the CTA, and the mood...
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Interim CEO wants public to put its trust in Metra againSep 16, 2013 5:30 am - Metra's Don Orseno now has a secretary and executive office with a view, but in a pinch he can take off his suit jacket and drive a train. That's among the reasons Metra...
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Metra, Pace and the CTA waste money, RTA chief saysSep 14, 2013 11:00 pm - Metra. Pace and the CTA throw away money every year by failing to coordinate purchasing and scare off potential vendors with an isolated silo mentality, Regional Transpo...