Marni Pyke
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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 ...
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IDOT: Males 18-34 are top vehicle crash victimsMay 13, 2013 11:01 am - Young men from 18 to 34 accounted for one-third of the fatalities in vehicle crashes last year, or 317 out of 955 deaths, Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary...
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Why is Illinois enduring a gas smackdown?May 13, 2013 5:30 am - I stopped pumping gas when the digital display hit $50 last week. The tank wasn’t quite full, but I just couldn’t bear it anymore. Reader Carolyn Sullivan of Lake Villa ...
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Suburbs aren’t immune from human trafficking, experts sayMay 11, 2013 1:51 pm - For six years, the young woman worked faithfully as a nanny for a well-off Elgin couple who took away her identification and passport after luring her to the United Stat...
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Bond set for two charged after knife fight in ElginMay 10, 2013 9:44 pm - Two men charged in an early Friday morning knife fight in Elgin were transferred to Kane County jail Saturday after a judge set high bail amounts for both. A 14-year-old...