Marni Pyke
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'Absolutely disheartening': FAA rejects nighttime O'Hare runway rotation to spread out jet noiseMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - Citing safety, the Federal Aviation Administration has turned down an overnight runway rotation plan - years in the making - intended to evenly distribute noise from O'H...
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Platform rebuilds and more: What projects Metra plans to tackle this summerMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - With more than 200,000 new rail ties to be installed, 24 crossing rebuilds, 12 platform replacements and two new stations, Metra riders can expect a busy construction se...
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Illinois tollway adds features to new appMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway has loaded extra features onto an app that's been gaining traction among drivers. Since the app's debut last year, "we've gradually added new functi...
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'To us every day counts': How top diplomat works to get hostages like Lombard's Frerichs homeApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Roger Carstens has a simple definition for a job that is anything but. "Our job is to bring Americans back," the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs explained...
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Thoughts of his Lombard childhood helped Mark Frerichs endure captivity in AfghanistanApr 24, 2023 5:30 am - Second of two parts. To read part one, click here. Mark Frerichs quickly realized there was no logic to the punishments he faced while a hostage of the Taliban. “Th...
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When's my train coming? Metra to install monitors with times at every stationApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the Elmhurst station is on the Union Pacific West Line. Metra's familiar announcements about when trains ...
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'Got to try something': How Lombard's Mark Frerichs survived 32 months of captivity in AfghanistanApr 23, 2023 6:00 am - First of two parts Early into his long captivity at the hands of the Taliban, Mark Frerichs tried to assert some order: He counted the days in his dirt-floor cell b...
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Grayslake cyclist in critical condition after being struck by truck in Kenosha CountyApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - A Grayslake woman is listed in critical condition after she was involved in a crash while cycling Thursday in Wisconsin. Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said the wom...
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Long road ahead: Here's your 2023 construction guide for the city and suburbsApr 17, 2023 5:00 am - Break out the aspirin. Get Siri to play smooth jazz. Whatever it takes as two megaprojects coincide, triggering a blockbuster construction season that will try the patie...
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'We cannot wait to bring the world to Chicago': Democratic leaders debrief after city picked for 2024 conventionApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - A bright sun and a stunning skyline greeted Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison Wednesday outside the Shedd Aquarium while a stiff Lake Michigan breeze...