Marni Pyke
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Canadian National railway deal approvedDec 23, 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...
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Cabinet-elect LaHood popular among Democrats, RepublicansDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Truckers love him. Cyclists love him. Suburban Republicans and Chicago Democrats love him. Urban planners and airport administrators love him. Who is this paragon? He's ...
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Tollway defends carpool lanes in midst of leadership vacuumDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Another executive director has left the Illinois tollway just weeks after its previous chief walked, and the FBI is accusing Gov. Rod Blagojevich of shaking down contrac...
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Roskam's pre-election mailings met deadline, commission saysDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's mailers are free and clear of any policy violations, a congressional commission ruled Tuesday. Less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 election, t...
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Winter weather advisoryDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - It's not officially winter yet, but it certainly feels like it with heavy snow pelting the region. On the roads, commutes are taking hours with the ice-snow juggernaut t...
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Blagojevich arrest taints green lanesDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Maybe it's not as sexy as selling a Senate seat or arm-twisting a children's hospital - but for those of us who live and breathe transportation (and believe me I do) - t...
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Ex-toll chief takes pass on job with highway contractorDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The former executive director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is walking away from a job opportunity with an engineering firm that did millions of dollars o...
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State action needed to back railroad project, officials sayDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - A plan to end the Chicago region's train gridlock and slowdowns is only about $2 billion away. Metra planners updated board directors Friday on the status of the CREATE ...
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Union Pacific complains CN is bossing EJ&E aroundDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A railroad that has indirectly supported CN in the past in its bid to buy the EJ&E Railway is complaining to federal regulators that the Canadian company is jumping the ...
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Will husband's troubles add pressure on Patti Blagojevich?Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The salty language Patti Blagojevich uses in FBI recordings certainly isn't typical of what's expected to come out of the mouths of first ladies. But are her words enoug...