Marni Pyke
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Elvis and Blagojevich items leaving the building for auctionAug 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Elvis will be all shook up next week when a life-size statue of the pop icon and seven wooden crates containing relics of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's tenure go on the ...
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Metra watchdog, truck tickets and hot-weather warningsAug 07, 2010 11:00 pm - State Sen. Susan Garrett is on a mission to persuade Metra to institute an independent inspector general instead of one hired by the agency's board of directors. Her inv...
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St. Charles teacher who overcame tragedy remembered for compassionAug 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Connie Johnson's adventurous spirit was rallying again after months of grieving for her husband, Bill. "You know, people have to have fun in life, don't they?" the St. ...
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Pace directors are happy with budget outlookAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Officials don't expect agency to have to do anything with fares or services
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Survey targets teen drivers who don't pay attentionAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - One minute you're LOL over a text from a friend, and the next - OMG - you've hit a car at the mall parking lot. Texting, surfing the radio, yakking on the cell phone, ea...
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All about green cars - and not just expensive onesJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - I love how my Tesla goes from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds. All right, technically, it's not my Tesla since it costs $109,000, but it was for 15 minutes Friday. I ...
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Tollway oases up for auctionJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The lease on the seven Illinois tollway oases will be auctioned off next month as a foreclosure lawsuit against the agency's former private partner wraps up. Wilton Part...
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Route 53 extension backers rally tollwayJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - If the Illinois tollway is feeling like the popular kid in class these days, it's small wonder. Thursday, Lake County leaders lobbied Illinois State Toll Highway Authori...
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Official: All Metra board members must goJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - State senators pushed for an independent inspector general at Metra in the wake of a misconduct scandal, while one official recommended replacing the entire board at a W...
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Oversight still needed at Buffalo Grove landfillJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency denied a request to lift a 15-year oversight period at a former landfill in Buffalo Grove Wednesday. The IEPA issued a draft...