Marni Pyke
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Compromise likely holds the key to STAR line's futureJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Rumors of the death of the STAR line at the hands of CN's merger with EJ&E are overstated, Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano says. Back when Canadian National first a...
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Whistle-blower gets national limelightJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - For weeks, the state's endured being a national and international punch line for jokes involving pay-to-play government, our disgraced governor and senate-seat shenaniga...
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City reacts to decision by appeals court on O'HareJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - O'Hare Modernization Program officials said an appeals court decision halting demolitions of Bensenville properties to make way for airport expansion would cost the city...
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More legal saber rattling over CN mergerJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Momentum is growing among communities to fight the approved merger of CN and the EJ&E railroads in court, but more money will be needed for legal bills. On Friday member...
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Appeals court stops O'Hare bulldozers in BensenvilleJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois appeals court justices turned back the clock on a dramatic ruling this summer by a DuPage judge allowing the bulldozing of Bensenville homes for the O'Hare Inte...
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Environmental leaders seek greener roadsJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - An environmental conference Thursday laid out some worst-case scenarios but also offered ways to reverse troubling trends. Experts at the "Greening Our Transportation an...
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Suspect charged in Metra cop's slaying in 2006Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - More than two years after the first Metra police officer slain in the line of duty was shot while in his squad car, authorities have a suspect in hand. Cook County prose...
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Train angst, plane feuds, uneasy riders: A look at transit in 2008Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Angst over trains, feuds about planes, tollway revolving doors and uneasy riders - last year had it all. Here's a quick recap, plus my stab at predicting the future. Wha...
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2 senators better than one? Yes, experts sayDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' been a one-senator state since President-elect Obama resigned in November. Newly elected senators get sworn in on Tuesday in Washington, and if Gov. Rod Blago...
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CN rail deal OK'd; opponent vow to keep fightingDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The sale of a train line that will affect rail traffic levels throughout the Chicago region got the final green light from federal regulators Wednesday - but suburban op...