Marni Pyke
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Metra engineer quits after letting teen driveNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A Metra engineer resigned Monday on the eve of a hearing into whether he allowed a teenage railroad enthusiast to drive a train. Brian Voss, a 12-year Metra employee, st...
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Transit agencies readying for massive crowds expected at Obama rallyNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - So you've got election fever and the only prescription is to go downtown tonight and take part in presidential candidate Barack Obama's Grant Park rally? Here's the lowd...
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Drivers fail rail crossing test in Arlington Hts.Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - You'd think after years of watching pedestrians and drivers ignore warning gates and bells at railroad crossings, Michael Meyer would be a little jaded. Yet the Union Pa...
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Feds urge quick decision on EJ&E rail purchaseOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With two months to go before a deal between the Canadian National Railway and U.S. Steel to buy the EJ&E railroad expires, the U.S. Department of Transportation is urgin...
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Tollway authority picks new chief as former CEO fights to get new jobOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeffrey S. Dailey returns to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority as its chief just in time to watch the completion of a major construction effort he started. Tollw...
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Trusted traveler program cuts Customs waitsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Jet-lagged business travelers eager to get home or globe-trotting vacationers rushing to make a connecting flight can avoid lineups at Customs through a new security cle...
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Green issues a focus in 6th DistrictOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The race between Democrat Jill Morgenthaler and Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has been a volatile one, with little love lost between the two candidates. But when it ...
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DOT Secretary talks caps, auctions and delaysOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Under fire for a controversial plan to auction flight slots at New York airports, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters took refuge under friendlier skies at O'Hare ...
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Green issues a focus in 6th District Congressional raceOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The race between Democrat Jill Morgenthaler and Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has been a volatile one, with little love lost between the two candidates. But when it ...
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Tiff over a TIF? And is there a non-sonic boom in the future?Oct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Bensenville is considering amending its tax increment financing district. Before you turn to the celebrity page or sports section, let me explain that this is an intrigu...