Marni Pyke
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State audit finds flaws in tollway accountingSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - An Illinois auditor general's office report rapped the Illinois tollway on the knuckles for lax financial reporting and for failing to explain why some drivers received ...
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City OKs $1 billion for O'Hare mega-projectSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago is poised to take out a $1 billion loan to continue with the modernization of O'Hare International Airport but it seems unlikely this comes with the blessing of ...
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I-290 commuters can expect some reliefSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - It's been a marathon summer for drivers who use I-290 daily but some relief is in sight. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced motorists should expect to s...
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City looks for loan to fix O'HareSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A $1 billion bond sale proposal to keep the modernization of O'Hare International Airport moving forward passed a Chicago city finance committee Tuesday and is expected ...
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A nightmare trip, but she gets to see daughter graduateSep 05, 2010 1:00 am - Recently when I wrote about flight attendant Steven Slater going rogue and exiting a JetBlue flight via the emergency chute after a dispute with a passenger, I asked rea...
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A nightmare trip, but Carol Stream mom gets to see daughter graduateSep 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently when I wrote about flight attendant Steven Slater going rogue and exiting a JetBlue flight via the emergency chute after a dispute with a passenger, I asked rea...
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Rush to the airport under way as long weekend beginsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - More than 211,000 fliers will descend on O'Hare International Airport today, as Labor Day travelers try to squeeze as much as possible out of the waning summer. The aval...
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Plane returns to O'Hare safely after lightning strikeSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Passengers aboard an American Airlines jet bound for Reno had a short but eventful flight after lightning struck their 737 Thursday morning. The plane left O'Hare Intern...
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Tollway revolving door, sort of, and congestion pricingAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Way too much to cram in this week, so let's get going. For starters, you may remember the controversy that erupted in fall 2008, when former Illinois Tollway chief Brian...
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Exelon promises jobs as Zion nuclear plant comes downAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Dismantling of the closed Zion Nuclear Power Station is expected to ramp up this fall. The $1 billion project is expected to generate between 200 and 400 jobs over 10 ye...