Marni Pyke
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Union members ask tollway to speed up delayed contractMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - Frustrated AFSCME members implored Illinois tollway leaders to help speed up contract negotiations Thursday, saying the process was needlessly delayed. "In order to neg...
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Travel is up and gas prices are down, AAA reports as long weekend beckonsMay 23, 2023 5:10 am - Despite irritating gas prices and inflationary buzzkills, more than 2 million Illinoisans will escape for the first big holiday weekend of 2023, AAA predicts. Nationwide...
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Schedule tweaks coming on Metra UP West and Northwest linesMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - Metra passengers on the Union Pacific Northwest and West lines can expect some schedule churn next week. Alterations that start next Tuesday range from adding stops to t...
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'Emergency, emergency, emergency': Witnesses detail fatal Metra crash one year agoMay 22, 2023 5:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com The time that elapsed between a truck freezing on a rail crossing in Clarendon Hills and its collision with a Metra BNSF Line train w...
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Metra launches new safety campaign promoting appMay 20, 2023 1:00 am - Metra is launching a new publicity campaign aimed at encouraging commuters to report anything from nefarious activity to emergencies to unattended bags. Bright yellow po...
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Expect delays at I-88 interchange with Tri-State, Elmhurst Road over I-90May 19, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois tollway drivers can expect traffic angst near Oak Brook as construction intensifies on a major interchange. The agency is rebuilding and reconfiguring the notor...
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NTSB documents delve into details of fatal Metra crash with truck in Clarendon HillsMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - A slew of National Transportation Safety Board documents released Wednesday give new insight into a fatal crash between a Metra train and a truck one year ago in Clarend...
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Overuse of south airfield at O'Hare creates noise 'imbalance,' officials sayMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Ongoing testing for a newly expanded runway on O'Hare International Airport's north airfield is one reason residents to the south are getting an earful, officials said T...
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When it comes to transportation, there's a lot riding on Chicago's new mayorMay 15, 2023 5:30 am - When he's not working to reduce violence, fix schools and ease poverty, new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson can take a break and pivot to transportation. That only entail...
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Suburbs appeal railway merger, ask for tougher conditionsMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - A suburban coalition that fought a major railroad merger filed an appeal Thursday asking federal judges to review the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's approval and im...