Marni Pyke
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O’Halloran expected to be named Metra chairmanOct 31, 2012 12:23 pm - And the new Metra chairman will be — Brad O’Halloran. Maybe. O’Halloran, an Orland Park village trustee, was expected to be anointed as Metra chairman at the board’s Oct...
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Sandy still delaying flights at O’HareOct 30, 2012 11:08 am - Hurricane Sandy was still making her presence known at O’Hare International Airport Tuesday with wind gusts delaying some flight arrivals along with causing multiple can...
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O’Hare delays could continue beyond SandyOct 29, 2012 3:51 pm - Bostonian Craig Taylor loves his New England Patriots so much he flew to London to see them play the St. Louis Rams Sunday. The Patriots won, but now Taylor is cooling h...
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Paratransit advocates still seething over 'limo' commentOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - Thanks to the binders full of emails I received on paratransit, I'm turning the column over to you today. But that's not the only hot transportation topic this week. We'...
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Are Cook suburbs shut out on water commission?Oct 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Although about half the population of Cook County lives in the suburbs, only one commissioner on the nine-member Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board resides ou...
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Tollway budget promises plenty of construction zones next yearOct 25, 2012 5:00 pm - The Illinois tollway's 2013 preliminary budget is big on road building with steep increases in construction spending for projects such as expanding the Jane Addams Memor...
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RTA chief extends olive branch after ‘limousine’ commentOct 24, 2012 4:57 pm - Regional Transportation Authority Chairman John S. Gates Jr. apologized Wednesday for remarks about paratransit that offended disabled riders, including calling it a “li...
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Furor over paratransit ‘limousine’ comment buildsOct 23, 2012 10:39 am - The Regional Transportation Authority is expected to get an earful Wednesday from transit riders with disabilities who say they are angry and offended because of comment...
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6th District candidates offer different cures for MedicareOct 22, 2012 5:00 pm - In the heart of the 6th Congressional District is the DuPage Community Clinic — a free health care service in Wheaton that served 5,000 people in need last year. The pli...
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Limo service? RTA chairman laments cost of paratransitOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - One transit service that hasn't created headlines this fall is paratransit — the ride program for people with disabilities. But that doesn't mean it's not newsworthy. Th...