Marni Pyke
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More pay raises on track for Metra staff?Apr 05, 2013 3:58 pm - Several Metra directors said they disagree with the results of a compensation survey that recommended no raises for about 130 nonunion employees and have asked executive...
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Railroad expert from Lake County headed for Metra boardApr 05, 2013 3:47 pm - The Metra board’s latest shake-up involves the likely appointment of a railroad consultant and historian who was a top executive with Arthur Andersen & Co. The Lake Coun...
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Suburbs, O'Hare mark 50-year milestoneApr 01, 2013 4:45 am - It's been 50 years since John F. Kennedy formally dedicated O'Hare International Airport in March 1963. If you don't live near the behemoth, it's just that place you rus...
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Tollway watchdog digs up scams, employee misdeedsMar 28, 2013 11:23 am - Recent shenanigans by now ex-tollway workers or contract employees included a supervisor who bullied underlings when he was not sleeping on the job and a call center att...
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Waukegan wants to reverse tower closureMar 27, 2013 2:18 pm - Waukegan Regional Airport has bought some weeks before the FAA closes its air-traffic control tower and stakeholders plan to use the time to fight back. Waukegan’s is am...
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Norovirus suspected after travelers at O’Hare fall illMar 26, 2013 3:42 pm - The stomach ailment that grounded a group of Scandinavian tourists likely was not a Chicago souvenir, officials said Tuesday. Seven members of a tour group fell ill Mond...
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Readers fix traffic hazards, swap distracted driving talesMar 25, 2013 5:15 am - Ask and you shall be answered. At least when it comes to questions about congestion on Army Trail Road, faulty signals on Route 83 and a U-turn conundrum submitted by r...
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CMAP, RTA merger inches forward amid objectionsMar 23, 2013 8:00 am - Legislation to merge the agency that oversees public transit in the metropolitan area with the organization responsible for regional planning jumped one hurdle this week...
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Sequester triggers shutdown of Waukegan airport towerMar 22, 2013 11:03 am - The FAA will shut down the air-traffic control tower at Waukegan Regional Airport effective April 7 as part of cost reductions triggered by the so-called sequester. The ...
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I-90, Barrington Road interchange takes step forwardMar 20, 2013 5:40 pm - Timing is everything for communities hoping to take advantage of a massive widening project along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) to build some long-desired interchanges ...