Marni Pyke
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Metra copes with budget shortfall for nowApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Metra leaders dispatched of a $9.8 million deficit Friday, shifting money from capital funds to operating, but warned the capacity to handle budget gaps is limited. The ...
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More road work coming, courtesy of IDOT's 2016 planApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - There's a lot more gas in IDOT's tank this year for road work but while the state will spend substantial cash improving highways, don't expect any world-changing project...
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RTA says money will run out in June unless state comes throughApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Like school districts, municipal governments, and social service agencies across Illinois, the RTA is singing the familiar "the state owes us money" blues. The state of ...
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Illinois high-speed rail still an improvement, feds sayApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo beat the drum for high-speed rail in Illinois Tuesday, acknowledging that while the state won't have the fastest trains in th...
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DuPage, Cook leaders to push for tollway-led expresswayApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It's the tollway or the slow way, is expected to be the message local leaders from Cook and DuPage counties deliver today at a news conference on the future of the Elgin...
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Easy Eisenhower commute is just so wrongApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Hell hath no fury like a columnist deprived of a good rant. I jumped on the Eisenhower during the Friday morning rush expecting nothing but trouble. A good two hours of ...
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Tollway finalizes choice of leaderApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois tollway made it official Friday - with board directors voting to confirm the appointment of Kristi Lafleur as executive director and the agency's first fema...
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Brookfield Zoo gets inside an aardvark's headMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - An aardvark getting a CT scan sounds like an April Fool's gag. But there was no kidding around as veterinarian Mike Adkesson gazed at the 3-D images of 6-year-old aardva...
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No going back on CN's purchase of EJ&E, LaHood saysMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal aid alone won't pay for meaningful highway projects these days, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday during a visit to the suburbs. Instead, toll...
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Chicago transit on alert after Moscow bombingsMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Regional transit agencies are on the watch after two women detonated bombs in Moscow subway stations, killing at least 38 people. Both Chicago Transit Authority and Metr...