Marni Pyke
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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...
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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...