Marni Pyke
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Cook County details upcoming road projectsMay 03, 2012 4:00 pm - You can find out in advance if you're going to be stuck in Cook County traffic. Or better yet, find an alternate route. County officials gave details of a $65 million r...
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Won’t someone promise gas price relief?Apr 30, 2012 5:30 am - Experts: It’s likely, but it’s anyone’s guess
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Tollway tries to stay honest on new projectsApr 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Board approves $175 million in Move Illinois contracts
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Durbin named to key transportation funding committeeApr 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Illinois will have a seat at the table when it comes to the latest round of negotiations on transportation funding. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was named to a conference comm...
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Is relief in sight at the Circle?Apr 23, 2012 6:02 pm - We’ve all been there. Crawling along to reach the Eisenhower or the Kennedy or the Dan Ryan in the dreaded Circle Interchange. Built about 50 years ago, the Chicago chok...
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Controversial funding discussed at transportation summitApr 23, 2012 5:12 pm - A staggering $333 billion to maintain and repair roads and transit over the next 30 years. A public weary (and wary) of increases in taxes or fares. A region competing f...
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Road will finally lead into O'Hare, but then what?Apr 22, 2012 11:00 pm - I will celebrate 2025 by driving east on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, exiting onto a frontage road, merging onto York Road and taking a ramp into — the west side of O'Ha...
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Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panelApr 21, 2012 8:00 am - There are still roadblocks for a group expected to find the perfect plan for extending Route 53 north into Lake County. Environmentalists fear the design will destroy ra...
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Longtime contractor under scrutiny after auditApr 19, 2012 6:33 pm - Editor’s note: This article appeared in the Daily Herald April 19, 2012. Illinois tollway directors approved more than $165 million in contracts to construction and engi...
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Des Plaines company turns wood into gasApr 17, 2012 11:00 pm - That old cornstalk's worth money. And so is that dead tree stump. Known as biomass, such plant materials can be converted into an alternative fuel source. And eventually...