Marni Pyke
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Preckwinkle chooses a side in Chicago mayor's race, endorses JohnsonMar 08, 2023 1:42 pm - It was a clash of educators Tuesday as Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle endorsed county Commissioner Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor, while former Chicago ...
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Taxes? Tolls? 'Transit is the Answer' plan brings bevy of questionsMar 07, 2023 5:05 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com Imagine being able to jump from Metra to the CTA or Pace seamlessly. Imagine audible announcements instead of "ruhmmhmmm ... delays ....
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'All we want is transparency': O'Hare noise map updated, but some want soundproofing specificsMar 06, 2023 5:47 am - This story has been updated to correct ONCC Chairman's Joe Annunzio's name and reflect that South Barrington approved adopting the noise contour map. Amid debate an...
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'Major traffic' ahead as Kennedy Expressway construction begins in MarchMar 03, 2023 5:37 am - Illinois Department of Transportation officials are not sugarcoating the impact of a three-year, $150 million bridge structure rehabilitation project on the Kennedy Expr...
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New IDOT warning sign no match for car flying off Route 20 in ElginFeb 28, 2023 8:12 pm - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com Christopher Hilton is inured to mayhem. But the Elgin resident recently had cause for optimism that cars would stop flying off a Rout...
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'What if that happens in my town?' Mayors urge feds to slow merger after Ohio rail disasterFeb 28, 2023 6:46 pm - With a decision on a controversial railroad merger coming soon, suburban mayors and lawmakers on Monday exhorted federal regulators to postpone any decisions given a rec...
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Lawmakers seek delay on rail merger vote after Ohio derailment crisisFeb 25, 2023 11:10 pm - Federal lawmakers from Illinois are asking the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's chief to delay a vote on a freight railway merger in light of hazmat concerns after a ...
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Donations in governor's race get a closer look by state boardFeb 25, 2023 5:09 pm - Illinois State Board of Elections commissioners Wednesday authorized a deeper dive into allegations of election code violations by Republican Darren Bailey's gubernatori...
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Why changes to Terminal 5 ride-share pickups are arriving Monday at O'HareFeb 25, 2023 11:07 pm - A location tweak is coming Monday for O'Hare International Airport travelers arriving at Terminal 5 who booked a ride with Uber, Lyft or a similar service. The Chicago D...
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'I'm honored': Another tollway chairman steps into the frayFeb 24, 2023 5:13 am - Incoming Illinois tollway board Chairman Arnie Rivera attended his first board meeting Thursday and thanked colleagues for bringing him up to speed on the $1.5 billion a...