Articles filed under Pyke, Marni
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What drives Pritzker, Bailey on transportation issues?
Oct 31, 2022 7:57 AM - More toll lanes? A pause on the CP railway merger? No to subsidizing Bears stadium infrastructure? Here's where Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican Sen. Darren Bailey stand on transportation.
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'In the wink of an eye, her life was over': The story of ER nurse who died in cycling crash
Oct 24, 2022 6:17 AM - ER nurse Nancy Nozicka took time to learn her patients' stories, saving lives in the process. Now family and friends are telling Nancy's story after the 64-year-old cyclist died in a crash this July near Libertyville.
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Pace would drop routes and transfer fees but boost electric buses under new budget
Oct 17, 2022 9:55 AM - Pace's 2023 budget proposes an electric bus fleet and nixing 69 routes suspended when COVID-19 struck. Adding to the mix are on-demand buses and vans you can reserve at select train stations. Hearings start this week.
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Route 53 extension, tolls among ideas to stop drivers from being sacked if Bears move
Oct 10, 2022 5:30 AM - Is it time to reconsider extending Route 53 if the Bears move to Arlington Park? Some readers opened that Pandora's box as a possible solution to traffic mayhem. And would the Illinois tollway catch the infrastructure pass?
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Is Arlington Heights ready for the traffic of a new Chicago Bears stadium?
Oct 3, 2022 10:33 AM - How do the Chicago Bears propose to get thousands of fans to games without gridlock if they move to Arlington Heights? And who pays for multimillion-dollar road improvements such as underpasses taking cars from Route 53 to the stadium?
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Like lower prices at the pump? Don't get too used to them, experts warn
Sep 26, 2022 5:30 AM - The decrease in gas prices, although feeble, has eased the pump pain. But is that relief over? AAA predicts the drip drip of decline is drying up. Plus an update on car buying: How are gas price highs affecting consumers and manufacturers, and when will showrooms fill up again?
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Cost of former tollway chief's exit: $111,500
Sep 19, 2022 9:39 AM - The Illinois tollway's revolving executive suite drama comes at a high cost for customers. A public records request shows the former tollway chief was offered and received $111,500 for resigning.
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Will suburbs opposing railroad merger plan beat the odds?
Sep 12, 2022 5:30 AM - Two train merger request roil the suburbs, one in 2008 and another in 2022. Despite pushback, the feds approved CN's request to buy the EJ&E railroad 14 years ago. What does that auger for CP's bid to merge with Kansas City Southern?
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Why the expiration date on your I-PASS transponder may be wrong
Aug 29, 2022 5:30 AM - Expired tollway transponder? It's actually alive for two more years if the expiry date falls between 2020 and 2026, officials say.
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Botched flight? New rules would ensure ticket refunds for cancellations
Aug 15, 2022 6:20 AM - After a wretched summer of airline cancellations and delays, the U.S. government and Congress want to tweak rules to allow more ticket refunds. "I LOVE the idea as long as it really is what they say it is," one suburban traveler said.
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