Marni Pyke
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Despite challenges, modernization a go at O'HareJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Multiple lawsuits and the free-fall of the aviation industry spurred by spiraling fuel costs are raising doubts about a pricey plan to expand O'Hare International Airpor...
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Would-be O'Hare designers get updateJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Gloomy news about the aviation industry didn't stop about 300 professionals from crowding into a Des Plaines ballroom Tuesday to learn more about O'Hare expansion. The C...
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NTSB says Illinois must pick up pace, fix crossingJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal authorities didn't mince words Tuesday in faulting Illinois for delays in fixing a treacherous Elmwood Park railway crossing that caused a dangerous wreck in 200...
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Real estate group supports EJ&E freight dealJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The Canadian National Railway found a sympathetic audience Tuesday for its case to buy the EJ&E railroad. CN's plan to move many of its freight trains from rail lines ma...
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Winds, weather stall Chicago flightsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Blustery winds and storms are disrupting flights at Chicago's two airports. City officials cautioned travelers to check with their airlines before heading to Midway or O...
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Pace's panel will address substandard transit systemJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - With complaints from distressed riders with disabilities registering loud and clear, Pace leaders are seeking to solve snafus with their new paratransit system. But it w...
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Travelers mourn loss of Ted amid United cutbacksJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Ted, we hardly knew ye. Along with layoffs and reductions in its fleet, United Airlines announced Wednesday the elimination of its low-cost carrier Ted, launched less th...
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Naturalists, scientists trying to keep birds from crashing into skyscrapersJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Wildlife specialist Sandy Woltman crouches in a flight cage at Willowbrook Wildlife Center clutching a paper bag. It vibrates as if filled with popping corn. The moment ...
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Rescuing birds from Chicago's urban jungleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The heap of mangled feathers is so tiny, most people would walk by without a backward glance. Annette Prince hones in on it immediately. "There's a bird," she says, dart...
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Illinoisans have no objections to paying more for 'green' carsMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - People will pay more green to drive green, a statewide survey concluded. The poll found that 89 percent of respondents supported legislation to stiffen fuel-efficiency s...