Marni Pyke
-
Transit’s fiscal cliff gets steeper as leaders warn of ‘death spiral’Nov 22, 2024 5:57 pm - Metra, Pace and the CTA delivered their 2025 budgets to the RTA Friday but the big issue is a mega-million shortfall.
-
Just follow the arrows: Tollway unveils I-294 SmartRoad system to give real-time traffic tipsNov 20, 2024 6:23 pm - The Illinois tollway on Wednesday activated a SmartRoad system on the Central Tri-State. The technology deploys 14 gantries that display digital messages directing traffic and alerting drivers about issues ahead.
-
Marmion Academy is going coed, but not all are on board with the changeNov 19, 2024 10:32 am - Marmion Academy’s decision to welcome female students in 2026 surprises some.
-
Turkey to go? Here’s the skinny on cheap flights, gas prices and airport security linesNov 18, 2024 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is coming like a freight train. How to get over the river and through the woods and keep your sanity.
-
Everything’s better under the sea in Drury Lane’s ‘The Little Mermaid’Nov 15, 2024 1:29 pm - Drury Lane Theatre’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is not only an effervescent escape from reality, it also morphs into a pep rally for Ariel, her friends and enemies.
-
40% drop in Metra trains could come in 2027, leaders warnNov 13, 2024 8:41 pm - Metra leaders are warning of service cuts of up to 40% in 2027 if a pending “fiscal cliff” materializes.
-
The last rose of summer … er … fall: Mild November results in ‘weird’ lilac, crabapple floweringNov 12, 2024 6:47 pm - Drought and a mild fall is confusing flowering plants, experts say.
-
Lots of legroom at O’Hare’s new parking structureNov 12, 2024 10:45 am - A new parking structure at O’Hare’s Terminal 5 more than doubles he number of spaces previously available.
-
Metra’s traveling tribute to veterans hard to missNov 11, 2024 1:38 pm - Metra on Monday debuted a unique locomotive honoring veterans, active duty service members and reservists that will operate throughout the system this fall and winter.
-
Grab your Metra holiday train tickets — they’ll sell faster than flying reindeerNov 11, 2024 11:21 am - Tickets for Metra’s popular holiday trains go on sale at noon Monday on six lines.