Marni Pyke
-
Secret report digs into problems at tollway oasesJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Subleasing activities at the Illinois tollway's oases raise questions of "an appearance of impropriety," a confidential report kept from the public concludes. The study ...
-
Cell phones, texting and the lawJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The U.S. Department of Transportation wants nationwide attention on distracted driving but there are huge differences in what individual states allow. Here's a look at w...
-
Illinois ranks tops for safety on the roadJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois is among the top 10 states for enacting laws that protect drivers and the public, according to a report released Monday. The study "Teens, Texting and Tragedy,"...
-
What's the next major tollway project?Jan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - The end is near for the Illinois tollway's massive $6.3 billion widening and reconstruction project. It's taken years to fix I-90, the Tri-State, I-88 and I-355, but Ill...
-
Up in the air with security measures at O'HareJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Pat downs, luggage searches, bathroom prohibitions and - nothing. That's the gamut of treatment passengers at O'Hare experienced under heightened security two weeks post...
-
Tollway gets new chief investigatorJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois tollway has appointed a retired top FBI agent to head up investigations and audits. James W. Wagner, 66, who previously directed the Chicago Crime Commissio...
-
Park district stands alone in O'Hare fightJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Even as Chicago prepares to start bulldozing properties in northeast Bensenville for O'Hare expansion, the fate of a neighborhood park in the area slated for demolition ...
-
Metra denies claim of discrimination in fundingJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Metra defended itself Wednesday against claims that transit funding favors white, suburban commuters over minority Chicago CTA riders. Two Chicago residents sued Metra, ...
-
Human error factor in other Learjet crashesJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Records from the National Transportation Safety Board indicate there have been 23 accidents, including eight fatal crashes, involving Learjet 35A models, the same airpla...
-
Local Congressional delegation split on full-body scanners at O'HareJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - With the debate over the security benefits body scanners provide versus the downside of what's been called a virtual strip-search coming to O'Hare, local congressmen gen...