Marni Pyke
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Metra plans for next Union Station service disruptionFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - If you’ve ever tried and failed to understand what the announcer is saying about delayed Metra trains at Chicago’s Union Station — you’re not alone. Metra is working on ...
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Metra puts a fifth lobbyist on the payrollFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Two months after deciding to pay four state and federal lobbyists $624,000 over two years, Metra officials signed up another lobbying firm for $138,000 on Friday. Raucci...
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Tollway examining interchange cost-sharing rulesFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s everyone’s dream commute — an access on and off the tollway near both your home and your workplace. But interchanges don’t come cheaply. A partial interchange at th...
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High-tech car gadgets distracting, experts sayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the best things about media day at the Chicago Auto Show is the hyperbole. Where else would you hear "it's got Alfa Romeo DNA with Dodge passion" to describe the...
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Chicago Auto Show is vroom and zoom, not doom and gloomFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The next big thing is small. After years of hype over super-sized Humvee-type vehicles, much of the buzz at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview Wednesday focused o...
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As auto show opens, suburban car dealers back in driveFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - It was 2009 and the Big Three automakers were barely surviving. After accepting an unpopular government bailout, General Motors and Chrysler dealerships closed across th...
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Sixth district hopefuls differ on military’s future roleFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - The future of the U.S. military and its role in the world is underscoring differences among the three Democratic candidates for the 6th Congressional District. Maureen Y...
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Chicago Auto Show roars into townFeb 06, 2012 4:30 am - Don't feel inadequate, I told the Honda Civic hatchback as it sputtered along in the wake of a Land Rover. It's the year of the car. Don't believe me? Check out the Ch...
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6th District Dems take Congress to taskFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The three Democrats running in the March 20 primary for the 6th Congressional District decry the partisanship and lack of cooperation in Washington. Nevertheless, candid...
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6th District Democrats ready to rumble with RoskamFeb 02, 2012 4:30 am - You’d think local Democrats might be hard-pressed to recruit someone to take on Republican Congressman Peter Roskam, an incumbent with a $2 million war chest and a leade...