Marni Pyke
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O'Hare's 66 global destinations make it the best-connected airport in the worldSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - From Auckland to Zurich, O'Hare International Airport counts 66 global destinations in its roster. And that hustle earned the Chicago institution a No. 1 ranking as best...
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'Workers' Rights Amendment': What's in it and how Democrats and Republicans are sizing it upSep 20, 2022 5:00 am - Editor's note: An updated version of the story clarifies the use of "Workers Rights Amendment." As gubernatorial rival Darren Bailey campaigned downstate Monday, Go...
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Cost of former tollway chief's exit: $111,500Sep 19, 2022 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway's revolving executive suite drama is coming at a high cost for customers. Records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show that E...
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'It's fun and exciting': LIV Golf fans see the bright side of event that's drawn fireSep 17, 2022 1:00 am - Fans at the LIV Golf Invitational Chicago 2022 tournament Saturday at Sugar Grove's Rich Harvest Farms largely focused on play - not controversy. The upstart golf leagu...
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Metra service to return to normal after labor agreement reachedSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - It's all back to normal on Metra, officials said Thursday, after the resolution of a labor dispute between freight railroads and the workers that maintain the tracks and...
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'What we can control, we will': Metra preps for strike that could halt UP, BNSFSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - Metra expects Milwaukee District trains will run Friday along with three other lines, but the popular Union Pacific and BNSF routes will be sidelined if freight rail wor...
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No Metra service Friday? Potential strike could halt trains on most routesSep 13, 2022 1:00 am - With fraught negotiations between freight railroads and workers stalling, Metra warned riders to prepare for a potential strike on Friday that could halt trains on most ...
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Pritkzer, Bailey continue to throw down on crimeSep 13, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and gubernatorial rival Sen. Darren Bailey escalated their throwdown over crime rates in Chicago with eight weeks to go before the Nov. 8 election. Th...
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Will suburbs opposing railroad merger plan beat the odds?Sep 12, 2022 5:30 am - Fourteen years ago, suburbanites marched with homemade signs, lobbied their congressmen and hired lawyers in hopes of defeating a proposed merger between mega railroad C...
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'We're being railroaded': Suburban leaders blast merger plan in front of federal regulatorsSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Federal regulators got an earful Monday about the proposed merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways at a forum in Itasca. The two railroads are a...