Marni Pyke
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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...
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How feds say governor worked the tollwayDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - On Oct. 15, Gov. Rod Blagojevich explained to applause that new carpool or "green" lanes on the Illinois tollway would "reduce congestion, reduce pollution and create jo...
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Train of thought can't escape CN/EJ&E merger this weekDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been thinking a lot about Panama and not just because it's a land of sunny beaches, toucans and drinks with those little umbrellas while here's it's Siberia-ville. ...
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Madigan says ex-tollway chief can't work for government contractorsDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants to block former tollway chief Brian McPartlin from taking a job with an engineering firm that has received more than $30 mil...
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Federal regulators green light CN merger with conditionsDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Echoing the sentiments of a divided Chicago region, federal regulators issued their final report Friday on the environmental impact of the Canadian National Railway merg...
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Beleaguered Sears makes early change at the topDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Two days after Sears Holdings Corp. announced massive losses in the third quarter, the retail giant has put a new financial czar in charge. Michael D. Collins, a former ...
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Report recommends Pace change the new status quoDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace needs to reform its reforms of paratransit service, an advisory group told agency leaders Wednesday. Pace has always operated paratransit, a ride service for indivi...
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Panel puts Pace paratransit under microscopeDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been months since Pace leaders instituted a Blue Ribbon committee to examine and offer solutions to what's wrong with its paratransit service in Chicago, and it cou...