Marni Pyke
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Tollway directors push for high-tech violation processFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The backlog may be quashed but tollway directors want the agency's violation collection system to be faster and smarter. Officials raised questions about drivers conside...
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No Blago is a good signFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Politicians plastering their names on Illinois State Toll Highway Authority property is officially a bad idea. Tollway directors Thursday approved a new policy offering ...
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CN asks court for better deal on EJ&E mergerFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - CN is balking at the amount of money it's supposed to pay for grade separations in Aurora and Lynwood on the EJ&E Railroad. The Canadian-based railroad filed an appeal M...
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Transit agencies see red ink déjà vuFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Offering free rides for seniors and disabled individuals is costing the CTA, Pace and Metra more than $55 million a year, officials told the Illinois House Mass Transit ...
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New book reveals secrets of city and suburbsFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - What's McHenry's salty past? The village was home to a pickle factory in 1876. What could have been Schaumburg's name? Some early settlers wanted to call it Lutherville....
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What does it take to be a tollway CEO? We take a road tripFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - If you look at last week's headlines, it was all chimpanzee attacks, A-Rod, the Oscars and Sen. "You know the real Roland" Burris. Does no one care about who's leading t...
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Pace adviser suspended from using paratransitFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A former member of an elite committee created to advise Pace Chairman Richard Kwasneski on the future of paratransit in the region has been temporarily banned from the s...
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Pace, Metra hope to weather revenue free fallFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Borrowing could be a short-term solution to budget woes facing the CTA, transportation leaders said Wednesday. Lackluster consumer spending and the tanking housing marke...
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Tree huggers and gear heads can find peace at the auto showFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid the gleaming chrome of the gas guzzlers at the Chicago Auto Show are a number of tree-hugging, planet-saving alternatives. You just have to know where to look. "Wha...
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O'Hare opponents launch ad blitz in face of expected cash landingFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Foes of O'Hare International Airport expansion are ramping up efforts to scuttle the project at the same time it could stand to gain millions from the federal economic s...