Marni Pyke
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Drivers may foot $1billion tollway budget gapJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban drivers could face a toll increase down the road as the Illinois tollway grapples with a $1 billion gap in highway maintenance needs and contemplates billions o...
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Metra eyes ticket price hikes, train cutbacksJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Enjoy your current Metra fares and schedules while you can — fewer trains and ticket price hikes appear possible in the near future. Metra administrators outlined some ...
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Elgin-O'Hare Expressway plan calls for tollsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - There's consensus the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass around the airport will be tolled, but whether a systemwide toll increase is part of the packa...
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Keeping eyes on road harder than it seemsJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. Freaked out by a seminar on distracted driving and the frightening number of deaths and injuries it causes, I promised to put down...
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Tell tollway what road project you want adoptedJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Have your say on what the Illinois tollway’s next big project should be at three upcoming suburban forums. The agency is at a crossroads, with its $6.3 billion congestio...
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Call to keep teens from being distracted behind wheelJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: This is another story in an occasional series about the epidemic of distracted driving and efforts to curb it. Andrea Hail is a lucky statistic. In 2004, ...
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Favorite road trip songJul 07, 2011 11:00 pm - "Surrender?" "Radar Love?" "Keep the Car Running?" We want to know your favorite road trip song. Submit your pick along with the name of the musician and why you think i...
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Quinn signs Chicago-area universal fare card billJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban commuters transferring from Metra to CTA or Pace to Metra know the frustration of having to provide separate fares. But by 2015, the region's three transit agen...
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Metra promises to fix credit card snafuJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Metra promised customers Tuesday it would make good on double-charges that occurred on credit transactions last week. About 1,500 customers were affected by the mistake ...
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Bad UP crossing, old but feisty transponders and tollway warning ticketsJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - By Marni Pyke On a day we celebrated our independence, I celebrated dependency. On you, of course. I don’t know how I’d survive without In Transit nation. Thanks for rea...