Marni Pyke
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West Nile virus found in local mosquitoesJun 03, 2013 10:55 am - Thumbs down — the first batch of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus was detected in Cook County, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced. Thumbs up...
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Answers to your questions on bridges, merging and moreJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Is Lake County doomed to traffic on Route 120? Is the UP bridge on Route 31 unsafe? What the heck is happening with mergers on I-90 during construction? And what do wome...
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Is privatization the future for south suburban airport?May 31, 2013 6:36 pm - It’s been in limbo for years with limited state funds, opposition from residents and feuding over local control, but plans for an airport near Peotone gained some tracti...
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Expect delays as tollway ramps up ramp repairsMay 31, 2013 12:38 pm - There’s no escaping construction delays on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) next week with interchange projects cropping up in three strategic locations that will affect ab...
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Feds press CN, IDOT on overpass issueMay 30, 2013 4:13 pm - Citing concerns over bickering between the Canadian National Railway and Illinois Department of Transportation, federal regulators gave both an extra two years to start ...
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Seniors can expect new transit permits this fallMay 29, 2013 5:35 pm - The CTA and Pace’s shift to a new fare payment system dubbed Ventra will also bring changes for more than half a million seniors and individuals with disabilities who us...
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Is Illinois road funding split fair — or ‘arbitrary’?May 27, 2013 12:12 pm - Performance-based funding for transportation. It’s a wonky title for an idea that could transform how we allocate money for road projects in Illinois. “We spend a lot of...
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Fewer making the great escape this Memorial DayMay 23, 2013 5:00 pm - More Americans will be hanging out around home this Memorial Day weekend. AAA predicts that 34.8 million people will hit the road, airports, boat docks, train and bus st...
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Amtrak chugging away at expansion, high-speed railMay 20, 2013 5:30 am - It's a sultry day in Naperville, and the heat bounces off the station platform concrete. Railroad track extends west as far as the eye can see. And what the eye can see ...
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New diamond interchange design on tap for I-90May 15, 2013 7:17 pm - Illinois tollway planners hope diverging diamonds will be a motorist’s best friend when innovative engineering tactics are applied to a reworked interchange at Elmhurst ...