Marni Pyke
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U.S. transportation wish lists put forthNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Some of the nation's top transportation leaders descended on Illinois Thursday making a pitch for increased funding for roads and transit while offering predictions abou...
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$11 million settlements in Metra derailment deathsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Lawsuits stemming from the deaths of two women traveling on a Metra train that derailed in fall 2005 were settled for $11 million today, the Associated Press has reporte...
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Pace fares will go up a quarter in JanuaryNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace riders will pay an extra 25 cents at the fare box in January following a Wednesday vote. Pace officials said they recognized it's not a popular move given the econo...
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Something to give thanks for at O'HareNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Stressed travelers make for stressed security checkpoints, so in an effort to calm the waters in time for the Thanksgiving travel extravaganza, the Transportation Securi...
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Experts: Don't hold your breath for merger rulingNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The heat is on federal regulators to rule on the Canadian National Railway's plan to buy the smaller EJ&E railroad by Dec. 31 but it's unlikely the agency will bow to pr...
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Pace paratransit woes hit a turning pointNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - I spent a fascinating few hours at the Pace Blue Ribbon Committee meeting on Friday. No, I'm not kidding. And it's not just that my tolerance for boredom is frighteningl...
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Tollway plan for carpooling, interchanges gets test driveNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Green lanes got a green light during a Thursday hearing sponsored by the state tollway into a plan to introduce carpooling and improve interchanges. About 45 people drop...
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Son has outburst in court after murder charges filed in mom's deathNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Fearing she could come to harm at her son's hands, Marilyn Wood requested and received an order of protection against him Sept. 26. Just a few weeks later, Jonathon Wood...
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Roskam retains 6th Congressional seatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam kept the 6th Congressional District in Republican hands Tuesday in his first re-election bid with a win over Democrat Jill Morgenthaler. With 99 p...
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Commission OKs probe of tollway chief's 'revolving door' waiverNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The state Ethics Commission will allow Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's staff to review former tollway chief Brian McPartlin's request for a waiver from the "rev...