Marni Pyke
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Sign of the times on toll plazas as Blagojevich's name disappearsJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Sure, fancy-pants foreign correspondents can drone on about witnessing jubilant Iraqis tearing down the statue of Saddam Hussein in 2003. But I had the once-in-a lifetim...
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Tollway urged to take over Prairie ParkwayJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Tollway officials agreed Thursday to review the Prairie Parkway concept, but didn't make any commitments despite a full-court press from supporters and detracto...
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Tollway could bring customer call center homeJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Tollway leaders may join the DIY trend by moving the agency's customer service center in-house. The do-it-yourself idea surfaced Thursday as tollway directors a...
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Motorists cheer on Blagojevich sign cleansingJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - And just like that, he was gone. The 2-foot high "Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" title displayed at the Bolingbrook toll plaza along southbound 1-355 vanished from sight ...
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Illinois eager to claim Obama money for infrastructureJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Projects, we've got projects. Along with the 49 other states, Illinois has its share of old buses and train cars, roads exploding with potholes and dilapidated bridges. ...
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Arlington Heights pilot talks about optimism in his industryJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Change. Hope. Responsibility. Yes, I'm talking about the InTransit column and a change that I hope you'll like because I'm responsible for it. Every month or so, I plan ...
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Court won't stall CN merger with EJ&EJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A Washington, D.C., appeals court Thursday denied attempts by Barrington, Aurora and other towns to delay the merger of CN and the EJ&E railroads, which may cause change...
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Airport numbers reflect economy, flight cutbacksJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - 2008 at O'Hare International Airport was so 1997. Data released by the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday showed flight operations dropping at O'Hare and plummeti...
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Smooth going for LaHood's first road testJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - It was a lovefest for former U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood at a confirmation hearing on his appointment as transportation secretary before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transp...
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Roskam recalls salad days with presidentJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Politically, Peter Roskam and Barack Obama couldn't be farther apart. The conservative Wheaton congressman grew up in Republican DuPage County while the president is a D...