Marni Pyke
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Metra hopes to weather year of increased expensesSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Just a few days after the Chicago Transit Authority sounded the alarm about budget troubles ahead, Metra is warning of growing expenses of its own for both capital and o...
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State launches debate for getting drugs out of drinking waterSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - While everyone wants clean drinking water free of pharmaceuticals, getting vested interests to collaborate on a solution is another issue, state leaders found Tuesday. F...
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Railway merger opponents speak out in WashingtonSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Opponents of a merger between rail giant Canadian National and the tiny EJ&E railway told Congress Tuesday federal regulators should make communities a priority when dec...
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McCain, Obama spokesmen lay out regional transportation plansSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama dropped into Chicago Monday to give a taste of what their transportation and urban renewal agendas would be. Well, actua...
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Feds refuse to give early decision on part of EJ&E proposalSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal regulators aren't going to rush the job when it comes to deciding on a merger between the Canadian National Railway and the EJ&E railroad. The Surface Transporta...
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Tollway settles suit from former I-PASS directorSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority ended a two-year-long controversy with its former I-PASS chief by approving an $87,500 settlement Monday. Scott Okun left the a...
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Report: Poor ignored in debate over EJ&E takeover planSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The needs of low-income Chicago neighborhoods that would benefit from a railroad merger are being overshadowed by wealthier interests standing to lose from the deal, a r...
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Give them a (bathroom) breakSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Lots to cram into one column, after a busy transportation week and no slowdown in sight. For starters The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority board is expected to vote...
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Pace, CTA at odds over reimbursement agreementSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Pace officials are at odds with the Chicago Transit Authority over a reimbursement agreement. Under a previous arrangement between the two agencies, Pace bus drivers acc...
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Feds looking to fix broke highway fundSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials are differing on the trickledown effect the U.S. Department of Transportation's financial nose dive will have on Illinois. Transportation Secretary Mary ...