Marni Pyke
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New IDOT crash data shows drop in traffic deaths but pedestrian fatalities spikingFeb 16, 2025 9:00 pm - “It’s really tragic.” While fatal crashes overall are declining in Illinois, the roads are getting more deadly for pedestrians. Why is walking risky business in Illinois?
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Exit of O’Hare, Midway chief leaves crucial vacancy for city, suburbsFeb 14, 2025 6:09 pm - Longtime CDA Commissioner Jamie Rhee, who led the city’s airports through COVID, big construction projects and noise issues, is retiring in mid-April.
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‘Clearly crossed a line’: Suburban lawmakers react to Madigan verdictFeb 12, 2025 1:55 pm - Michael Madigan’s hubris may have let him think he could “push the envelope” but jury saw through it, one state senator said Wednesday after the longtime Illinois House speaker was found guilty on corruption charges.
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Transit funding crisis coming to a head in SpringfieldFeb 11, 2025 6:23 pm - As public transit in the region faces a $771 million shortfall, Illinois lawmakers have introduced competing reform bills.
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Financial differences slowing Union Pacific’s handoff to MetraFeb 10, 2025 6:02 pm - Metra will eventually take over operating the busy UP North, Northwest and West train lines, but for now the handoff is being delayed by financial issues.
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CTA train service mostly restored on Green Line after derailmentFeb 10, 2025 9:14 am - Riders had to be evacuated from the train by the fire department.
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‘We get no relief’: Why is neighborhood miles from O’Hare enduring jet noise?Feb 09, 2025 9:00 pm - A Roselle man says noise from airplanes flying over his home on their way to O’Hare is so bad he can’t open his windows. Why is his neighborhood 20 miles from the airport dealing with excessive noise?
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EVs, hybrids give spark to Chicago Auto ShowFeb 06, 2025 8:22 pm - What’s hot at the auto show this year as industry deals with high prices, politics.
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‘We’re all humans’: Immigrant advocates rally in West Chicago to protest mass deportationsFeb 05, 2025 2:00 pm - Large crowd in West Chicago demonstrates against ICE raids, activists worry about arbitrary deportations.
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United Airlines anticipates more O’Hare gates, flights after departure surgeFeb 04, 2025 8:34 pm - An expanded O’Hare footprint helps United compete with rival airports in Atlanta and Dallas, officials say.