Marni Pyke
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Who would you prefer in the cockpit? Han Solo or Mr. Spock?Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Not a great autumn for pilots. First, on Oct. 21, two Northwest Airlines pilots overshot the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport because they were distracted, acc...
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CTA approves budget without fare increasesNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - A train ride in the city won't cost $3 next year. As promised, the Chicago Transit Authority backed off fare hikes in approving its 2010 budget Thursday. But the agency ...
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Metra fares to rise in February to fix budget shortfallNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - On a week other transit agencies backed off fare hikes thanks to government aid, Metra officials raised one-way tickets and weekend passes Friday to help patch a budget ...
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State acts to avert increases in CTA, paratransit faresNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A deal announced Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn and transit agencies will save CTA and Pace paratransit riders from steep fare hikes but it's not a permanent solution, some...
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Plan in the works to prevent transit cuts, fare hikes?Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - A last-minute solution to the latest transit budget crisis could occur today, the same day Pace officials are scheduled to vote on bus route cuts and paratransit fare hi...
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Walking to their deaths? Study ranks regions in pedestrian safetyNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Florida's Orlando is no magic kingdom for walkers, concludes a study that ranks Minneapolis-St. Paul as the king of pedestrian-friendly regions and the Chicago area as r...
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Will you like the state's plans for Eisenhower?Nov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - If you live in the Western suburbs, it's likely the Eisenhower is part of your life. It's the annoying rush-hour crawl into Chicago for work. When work's done, it's how ...
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Tollway gets an earful on oasis contracts at hearingNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois senators pressured tollway officials Wednesday to explain details of contracts with the firms that operate and sell products at its oases as well as provide jus...
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Train hasn't left the station on transit solutionNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Fare hikes and service reductions are still on the horizon for public transit users after high-level talks Tuesday failed to solve the budget crises facing the CTA, Metr...
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Big mess to fix at Glenview-area derailment siteNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - As the cleanup from Sunday's train derailment on the border of Northbrook and Glenview continues, one official said Monday the incident could have been much worse had ca...