Articles filed under Metra
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Metra’s ongoing need for oversightJun 21, 2011 11:14 am - Damage control has become something of a tired theme around the administrative halls at Metra since the death of former Executive Director Phil Pagano in 2010. The lack ...
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Metra directors exiting gradually under compromiseJun 20, 2011 7:20 pm - There won’t be resignations en masse, but the majority of Metra board directors who served during former Executive Director Phil Pagano’s tenure are expected to be gone ...
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Metra's paying $403,000 for spin controlJun 21, 2011 5:03 am - Talk isn't cheap — at least when it comes to Metra's public relations consultants. The agency has paid more than $403,000 to Culloton Strategies, a communications firm, ...
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Amtrak crew suspended as collision is probedJun 18, 2011 11:22 am - An investigation into what caused Amtrak and Metra trains to collide June 3 at Union Station continues, but three employees with the national passenger railway have been...
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Bike powerJun 14, 2011 1:12 pm - Ditch those keys and get your knees pumping. It’s Bike to Work Week and everyone’s doing it. Everyone including DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin who has pledged to make...
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Metra wants answers on Union Pacific commuter snafuJun 14, 2011 6:53 pm - Passengers on Metra's Union Pacific West Line can expect trains to operate on schedule Tuesday after a shortage of UP train engineers ruined the morning commutes of near...
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TMI from cellphoning train riders? Try a Quiet CarJun 14, 2011 4:11 pm - It was the vomit conversation that really got under A. Wieczorek's skin. A young woman was on her cellphone regaling a friend and lucky Metra passengers within earshot s...
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The absurdity of tax spending on lobbyistsJun 11, 2011 6:49 pm - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report last week tallying the amounts local governments spent from July 2009 to July 2010 lobbying state government...
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Seniors transition toward paying faresJun 12, 2011 12:23 am - Nearly half a million seniors accustomed to riding free on public transit will transition to an income-based system as of Sept. 1. State lawmakers this year revised the ...
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More churn on Metra boardJun 10, 2011 5:51 pm - Another Metra director has stepped down amid a power struggle over the board’s future. Jim Dodge, an Orland Park trustee and former Republican candidate for state comptr...