Marni Pyke
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Metra to study giving college students a break on faresJan 17, 2024 6:44 pm - Could cheaper Metra fares for college and university students be on the horizon? The commuter railroad offers reduced rides for elementary through high school students bu...
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Metra enacts conduct code for riders; Violators could face bansJan 17, 2024 6:43 pm - Metra board directors unanimously approved a code of conduct Wednesday with tough consequences such as temporary travel bans for riders who engage in dangerous or offensi...
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Masking returns to area hospitals, health centers with rise in COVID-19 and other viruses, but requirements not universalJan 16, 2024 6:00 pm - A spike in COVID-19, flu and RSV cases is bringing back a familiar sight in regional hospitals and healthcare facilities — masks. But unlike universal masking policies du...
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Will western access to O’Hare be a ‘wow’ or a ‘wah-wah? Suburban leaders want more than a parking lotJan 14, 2024 2:55 pm - With 16 ramps spanning roads and railroads and leading into the west side of O’Hare, the momentous $340 million Route 390/I-490 interchange will alter regional travel for...
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Storm forces more than 1,000 flight cancellations at O’Hare, Midway, delays Metra trainsJan 12, 2024 8:41 am - A winter storm Friday punished air travelers and commuters with widespread flight cancellations and delays. Over 1,060 flights were canceled at the O’Hare and Midway airp...
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‘Don’t come to the DMV’: Amid senior scrutiny, Giannoulias says many visits are unnecessaryJan 11, 2024 7:21 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias exhorted Illinoisans on Thursday to eschew in-person office visits unless it’s necessary. “Don’t come to the DMV,” Giannoulias said a...
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Out-of-state abortions in Illinois spike by almost 50%Jan 11, 2024 6:31 am - The number of women traveling to Illinois for abortion care rose by nearly 50% in 2022, the same year the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, new data shows. In 2021, 1...
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New DMV pop-up opens to meet senior demand for servicesJan 10, 2024 6:00 am - After thousands of senior drivers flocked to a temporary DMV at SeatGeek Stadium last year, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias debuted a pop-up, walk-in center...
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‘One of the most important infrastructure projects in the country’: What’s next with I-490, Route 390Jan 09, 2024 5:23 am - Illinois tollway officials Monday predicted major progress in 2024 on a game-changing project. The agency is building a new toll road (I-490) around O’Hare’s western fl...
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Metra kicks off machine-only ticket sales at BNSF stationsJan 09, 2024 5:15 am - Metra’s shift from humans to machines selling train tickets at stations on the BNSF Line Monday left a number of veteran commuters unfazed during the morning rush. “I buy...