Marni Pyke
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Where is I-55 expansion plan with tolled express lanes heading?Jun 05, 2023 5:30 am - A plan to add lanes to gridlock-prone I-55 in Chicago and the suburbs has suddenly gained traction — and criticism — after years of obscurity. In the waning days of the ...
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Tollway to offer more I-PASS payment options for cash customersJun 05, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is expanding options for drivers who use cash to pay for their I-PASS transactions starting in 2024. Tollway directors recently approved a $3.4 mil...
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Heading to Chicago to see Taylor Swift? Consider public transitJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - No one wants to be in the slow lane heading to a Swift concert, but with thousands of tickets sold for each Soldier Field show, driving and parking will be problematic. ...
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Passenger pickups for regional buses at O'Hare to relocateMay 30, 2023 1:00 am - Effective Thursday, regional buses serving O'Hare International Airport will begin picking up passengers from the Multi-Modal Facility on Zemke Road instead of the termi...
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'Moments of sheer terror': O'Hare exhibit brings war veterans' service homeMay 29, 2023 5:30 am - Striking photographs of U.S. veterans coupled with their compelling narratives make for an exhibit that's hard to bypass at O'Hare International Airport's Terminal 3. Wo...
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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...