Marni Pyke
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Senators want reforms in Illinois driver educationOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - State policy on driver education for teens needs to be overhauled so parents pay fair prices at public schools and private companies provide well-qualified instructors, ...
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Charge it! Former Metra CEO lived it up on company dimeOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Sumptuous meals at ritzy restaurants, posh hotels, conferences in Hawaii and Miami Beach, memberships in exclusive airline clubs, free gas ... Then there's using the cor...
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Metra eyes 25 percent fare hikesOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Metra riders gave a thumbs-down to a proposed average fare hike of 25 percent Friday. “It’s so expensive — that makes it difficult for anyone with a lower income,” said ...
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Metra consultant getting for $112,500 for 4 months workOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Metra board directors swallowed hard and approved a four-month, $112,500 contract for consultant Avery Grimes to assist CEO Alex Clifford Friday. The vote came after Cli...
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Pace express buses to begin riding the shoulder on I-55Oct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Pace express buses caught in gridlock on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) in rush hour now have a way out. Starting in mid-November, drivers of Routes 755 and 855 can shi...
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Express bus service OKd on I-90Oct 12, 2011 12:00 am - After wishing upon the expensive STAR line in vain, suburban and transit officials will get a less pricey alternative — bus rapid transit along the Jane Addams Tollway (...
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Will Volt, Leaf catch on in suburbs?Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - There was a glorious autumnal haze over Chicago as I pulled up to my parking spot at the Merchandise Mart in my $40,000 Chevy Volt. (The above is all true, although I do...
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One traffic jam gone at I-90 and Tri-StateOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Your commute into Chicago on I-90 just got a little easier. The ramp bridge from the southbound Tri-State Tollway onto the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) ...
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RTA sees headway in fight over sales tax havensOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Regional Transportation Authority leaders hope a change of heart by an appliance store chain is a sign of more sales tax dollars to come. The RTA sued the villages of Ch...
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State change makes Metra's $84,000 report worthlessOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - It was among the nicer reports I've seen as a journalist. Wire-bound, glossy paper stock, a three-page table of contents. Too bad it went nowhere. Metra paid $84,780 to...