Marni Pyke
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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...
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Expect Metra delays, no closures during NATO summitApr 17, 2012 5:17 pm - Delays but no major closures on Metra lines during May’s NATO summit was the verdict of the U.S. Secret Service Tuesday. As authorities determine strategies to keep Chic...
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Vacation proves a nightmare for RTA directorApr 16, 2012 5:30 am - I have a fabulous idea for a movie. It's an adventure tale packed with drama and even moments of humor called "Shipwrecked in Borneo!" It's about a couple who plan a dr...
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Metra to post meeting info ahead of timeApr 11, 2012 3:21 pm - Commuters can now arm themselves with information about pertinent issues the Metra board will vote on in advance of any decisions. Until now, details about contracts, bu...
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Should I-290 drivers pay to extend Route 53?Apr 11, 2012 12:00 pm - Who's going to pay to extend Route 53 into Lake County, and should the work require tolling existing freeways? Those questions could derail a fragile consensus on the $2...