Marni Pyke
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Busiest day at O’Hare? Cheapest gas? Here’s four getaway tips for the FourthJul 02, 2024 7:07 pm - Making your July Fourth escape Wednesday? So are millions of others, so plan accordingly, experts say.
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‘Why land on me?’: Cicada summer pipes down but readers remember in poems, videos, photosJul 02, 2024 2:54 pm - Brood XIII has performed its swan song. And no one records a cicada’s glorious life cycle better than Daily Herald readers.
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Public hearings coming soon on plan to consolidate CTA, Metra and PaceJul 01, 2024 1:11 pm - Hearings on a proposed Metra, Pace and CTA combo start Tuesday, July 9, in Chicago. Three more forums are set for the suburbs.
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The gas tax hike goes into effect Monday. Here’s how much you’ll pay at the pumpJun 30, 2024 7:01 pm - Monday’s fuel hike means the average Illinois driver will pay $184 more a year in gas taxes than in 2019. Here’s a look at how much the MFT generates a year, plus driver reaction
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Here’s where to catch a presidential debate partyJun 27, 2024 5:17 pm - There’s still time to catch a presidential debate party. Here’s info on some suburban gatherings.
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Tollway says ‘construction continuing’ systemwide despite interchange fumbleJun 26, 2024 7:34 pm - A bureaucratic misstep is hamstringing the rebuild of a crucial interchange, but the Illinois tollway says overall summer construction is on track.
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Tollway faces temporary restraining order on major interchange constructionJun 25, 2024 11:01 am - Amid a legal fight over the Illinois tollway terminating a construction contract, a DuPage judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the agency from hiring another firm.
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‘We will not go back’: Two years after Roe’s fall, abortion rights advocates vow to keep fightingJun 24, 2024 7:27 pm - Two years after the fall of Roe. v. Wade, advocates for abortion rights fight back at events in Barrington and other suburbs.
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With money to plan greenway, what’s next for defunct Route 53 extension — and should IDOT get paid?Jun 23, 2024 4:42 pm - As environmentalists and residents welcome a greenway on $54 million of land IDOT bought to extend Route 53, some caution against a “willy-nilly” giveaway.
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State Republican Party chair quits, Del Mar hopes to fill voidJun 20, 2024 9:44 am - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy announces he’s walking away from the organization. One suburban Republican wants the job.