Marni Pyke
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She told him ‘she loved him’: United Airlines remembers 9/11 crews who perished as suburbs mark 25 yearsSep 11, 2026 4:31 pm - Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the grim events are still personal for many airline employees who worked that fatal day.
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‘A fresh start’: NITA board gets to work, picks chair to lead new transit agencySep 10, 2026 10:37 am - The Northern Illinois Transit Authority’s choice of an interim executive director caused some pushback Thursday.
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‘Charlie inspired them’: Supporters still grieving Kirk a year after shootingSep 09, 2026 6:52 pm - A year after the fatal shooting of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, emotions are still raw for those who knew him from his Wheeling High School days.
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‘Having faith in this moment’: A year after Midway Blitz, suburban activist is undauntedSep 07, 2026 9:11 am - “Operation Midway Blitz never ended. It just de-escalated a bit,” Immigrant Solidarity DuPage leader Cristobal Cavazos says of federal arrests and detentions.
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Something special in the air: Flight attendants reunite to mark 4 high-flying decadesSep 06, 2026 5:32 pm - Forty years after graduating, eight American flight attendants have enough stories to fill a novel and no regrets. The close friends reunited in August to mark their anniversary by working a flight together from O’Hare to Dublin.
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RTA chief announces retirement amid launch of new transit agencySep 02, 2026 4:42 pm - The decision comes with “total confidence in where this agency is headed,” RTA chief Leanne Redden said. Her last day is yet to be determined.
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NITA is in the driver’s seat for public transit with $8 million assist from consultantsSep 02, 2026 11:43 am - Officials launched NITA, the oversight agency for Metra, Pace and CTA that replaces the RTA, Tuesday and debuted its website.
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Getting there: Where’s the cheapest gas, worst traffic, and airport crowds this Labor Day weekendAug 31, 2026 6:28 pm - Is fuel cheaper in Wisconsin or Indiana? Here’s a current snapshot but Labor Day gas costs are hard to predict with the Iran conflict, experts say.
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‘A perfect storm of problems’: Feds dig into gate flaw and crew fatigue in deadly Elgin train crashAug 30, 2026 8:04 am - “I was fighting sleep” before a fatal Kane County train crash, an engineer tells the NTSB. But there are other issues at play, documents show.
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‘It’s all teed up’: Dillard’s last stop as RTA chief comes as new agency risesAug 29, 2026 4:59 pm - After helping the RTA regain its focus amid scandals and interagency strife, plus weather the pandemic and a financial crisis, board chair is exiting.