Marni Pyke
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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 15, 2024 8:52 am - 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 10:18 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 7:22 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 09, 2024 6:05 pm - 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 08, 2024 9:06 pm - 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...
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‘Next generation’ of tollway transponders is ... a sticker. Here’s what you need to knowJan 08, 2024 6:35 am - This year marks the start of the Illinois tollway’s transition to I-PASS sticker tags instead of the familiar hard-case transponder. The new technology is cheaper and sm...
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2024 transportation predictions: Blustery skies over O’Hare redo and peering down a transit cliffJan 02, 2024 10:25 am - The train has left the 2023 station loaded with major stories, from a controversial CP railway merger to a transit funding crisis. So what’s next in 2024, you ask? In a t...
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Taking transit this holiday? Here are tips on family fares and free ridesDec 31, 2023 11:23 am - A holiday staycation doesn’t mean hunkering down the entire time. And for active suburbanites experiencing cabin fever, Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority are offeri...