Marni Pyke
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Transportation agency approves doomsday budgetDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Higher fares and less service will ring in the new year for mass transit users unless state lawmakers come to the rescue, Regional Transportation Authority leaders said ...
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State gridlock threatens federal transit fundsDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Gridlock in Springfield will mean gridlock on suburban highways, with $1.5 billion in public transit improvements in jeopardy, federal lawmakers warned Tuesday. U.S. Rep...
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Feds to Metra: Transit gridlock might kill rail upgrades, new projectsDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Gridlock in Springfield could lead to disastrous consequences for Chicago-area mass transit even beyond higher fares and service cuts, federal lawmakers warned today. Th...
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Tributes for Hyde from near and farDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - From the county's top leaders to a constituent touched by a personal letter, hundreds of people took time Friday to remember Henry Hyde. The 83-year-old Republican congr...
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Suburban residents among 21 charged in drug ringDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - An international conspiracy to smuggle and sell millions of dollars in marijuana and Ecstasy unraveled Thursday with authorities charging multiple suspects from Chicago,...
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Report warns safety slipping on airport runwaysDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - A scathing report by congressional investigators warns there's a good chance a "catastrophic runway collision" could happen in the nation's airports because of poor lead...
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DuPage County considers traffic camerasDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - DuPage County may join the growing number of towns keeping a watchful eye on scofflaws. County board members Tuesday looked at options related to installing cameras at ...
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DuPage keeping Springfield lobbyistsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - DuPage County will keep its lobbyists in Springfield until the General Assembly's roller-coaster session ends. Despite questions about their usefulness, board members ag...
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Storm packs punch, tangling traffic and closing schoolsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Today's snow brought white-knuckle commutes for many this morning but with plows out in force, transportation officials were promising smoother sailing for the afternoon...
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One lucky duckDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Nothing is sadder than a lame duck. Nothing, that is, unless it's a duck with a broken wing trapped in a freezing pond. That was the predicament facing a ruddy duck unti...