Marni Pyke
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Tollway use is down, but revenue is upMay 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Higher rates drove some motorists away from the Illinois tollway in the first quarter of 2012, statistics released Wednesday indicate. There were about 4 million fewer ...
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Congress Parkway bridge reopenedMay 15, 2012 10:27 pm - There may be protests snarling traffic in the Loop and NATO motorcades shutting down the Kennedy Expressway Monday, but officials promise smooth sailing on one bridge. T...
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New O'Hare cargo center to bring 1,200 jobsMay 14, 2012 8:00 pm - Emanuel, aviation officials announce O'Hare project
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Best ways to get around during NATO this weekendMay 13, 2012 11:00 pm - YouTube Just another Crosstown Classic weekend in Chicago. However, the protesters aren't agitated over the designated hitter rule. Their focus is the NATO Summit. Fifty...
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Metra delays Englewood project to study minority contractsMay 11, 2012 6:28 pm - Protesters made their point. Metra officials said they were sympathetic. But it’s not clear if anything will happen to satisfy complaints the agency is ignoring bla...
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Metra riders can expect delays, restrictions for NATO summitMay 11, 2012 4:29 pm - Get to the station 15 minutes early. Expect possible pat-downs. Leave the backpack at home. And you can forget that morning java. Those are among the restrictions and ch...
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Details of IDOT NASCAR scandal releasedMay 10, 2012 4:08 pm - His job was all about making the roads safer and preventing fatalities. But former Illinois Department of Transportation public safety director Michael Stout lied to inv...
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St. Charles pilot who helped save 184 dies of cancerMay 08, 2012 12:00 pm - YouTube #8220;I was 46, I had the world ahead of me, I had a beautiful healthy family, and at 4 p.m., I was trying to stay alive,#8221; he said in a documentary intervie...
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Illinois looks to convert freeways to tollwaysMay 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Years ago, drivers paid to construct the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and Route 53 with tax dollars. Now they'll be paying again, this time with tolls in the case of the Elgi...
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Metra, black lawmakers clash over minority hiringMay 03, 2012 6:51 pm - Metra defended itself Thursday against accusations of disenfranchising black contractors over a $141.6 million track improvement project known as the Englewood Flyover l...