Marni Pyke
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‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenueJun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Transit agencies face doomsday. Will lawmakers rescue trains and buses before 40% service cuts hit? Commuters weigh in.
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Curveball coming for I-90 drivers at Route 53 — with key ramp closing through JuneJun 05, 2025 8:27 pm - Jane Addams Tollway drivers should brace for delays and detours, as old toll booths make way for modern infrastructure at the Route 53 interchange. Will your commute survive the two-week project?
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Duckworth’s ‘Don’t Miss Your Flight’ bill aims to fix last-minute delays en route to airportsJun 05, 2025 1:44 pm - And — former suburbanite and Tea Party star Joe Walsh announces he’s turning Democrat.
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United celebrates, American sues as city updates gate allocation at O’HareJun 03, 2025 6:57 pm - Who’s on first at O’Hare International Airport? Here’s a look at Chicago’s gate update as United and American vie for coveted space.
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The comfy seats are coming, but ‘complexities’ are slowing new Metra railcars’ rolloutJun 03, 2025 4:24 pm - Wondering where those new Metra railcars are? Crews are building prototypes and testing should start this fall.
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What’s next after transit rescue dies in Illinois House, and what caused the meltdown? Lawmakers explainJun 01, 2025 9:00 pm - Pizza tax, real estate fee and suburban angst add up to “kiss of death” for proposal to save transit from a massive budget shortfall, insiders say.
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Confused by fluid federal COVID-19 shot policies? Experts offer guidanceMay 31, 2025 12:45 pm - As federal COVID vaccine guidance shifts, experts encourage talking to doctors and making personal medical decisions based on risks and benefits.
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‘A political time bomb’? RTA predicts service cuts as local leaders say state transit plan is ‘pickpocketing’ the suburbsMay 30, 2025 7:33 pm - Kane County leaders castigated revenue raisers in a Senate bill as harmful to the suburbs and “a political timebomb.” Senate Transportation Committee chair calls for “shared sacrifice.”
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‘Huge opportunity’ or ‘stealing’ from suburbs? Senate debates funding plan to save transitMay 29, 2025 7:01 pm - The General Assembly is considering bills to create a Northern Illinois Transit Authority with strong oversight of Metra, Pace and the CTA.
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Goodbye, RTA. Hello, NITA? Suburban lawmakers divided over new transit billMay 28, 2025 7:09 pm - Lawmakers propose creating the Northern Illinois Transportation Authority to govern transit agencies, integrate fares and boost security, but suburban Republicans are concerned about Chicago having undue influence.