Marni Pyke
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Friction over Metra minority hiring resolvedJul 16, 2012 5:23 pm - Tensions between Metra and the South Side community appear eased after the construction company building an expensive railway bridge agreed Monday to reach out to black-...
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What do you want? Tell Metra about itJul 16, 2012 5:30 am - After completing Metra's online strategic plan survey, I feel all the better for it. I angsted over prioritizing safety (want train to stay on tracks) versus efficiency ...
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State plans more construction, easing train congestionJul 10, 2012 2:03 pm - The state will borrow $1.6 billion to continue with an ongoing public works program that includes expanding Route 59 in Naperville and easing freight train congestion in...
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Durbin wants feds to check for vulnerable bridgesJul 10, 2012 10:37 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is requesting the Federal Railroad Administration conduct spot-checks of railway bridges in the region after a train derailment caused one structur...
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Driving ode wins poetry prize for Palatine womanJul 09, 2012 5:30 am - Poems about multi-tasking on the road and embracing the joys of driving went head-to-head in our first In Transit Poetry Slam contest. It was a salient reflection on th...
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Hero dog reunites with first trainerJul 06, 2012 5:53 pm - If licks could translate into words, “I love you” is probably what Lucca, the bomb-sniffing dog injured in Afghanistan, told old friend Marine Gunnery Sgt. Christopher W...
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Military dog gets hero's welcome at O'HareJul 06, 2012 5:30 am - Injured bomb-sniffer passes through O'Hare on way to retirement in Finland
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Vacationers hit the road without a hit to the walletJul 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Wanderlust is back again, thanks to some relief at the pump. Travel is spiking this July 4th with 42.3 million people taking a trip 50 miles or more from home during the...
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Abortion issue surfaces at Palatine paradeJul 03, 2012 11:20 am - The issue of whether to allow an anti-abortion group to carry a banner with the image of an unborn child has returned for the Palatine Jaycees. The Jaycees denied the Pa...
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Grant spurs move to bikeable, walkable communitiesJul 01, 2012 11:00 pm - I have an advantage over my fellow suburbanites. The grocery store is just a few blocks from our home. More often than not, I hoof it to pick up the item du jour I've fo...