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Metra implementing fare overhaul, eliminating ticket windows
Jan 03, 2024 6:59 pm - Big changes are coming to Metra over the coming weeks as the commuter rail agency introduces a new fare structure Feb. 1. Metra is overhauling ticket prices, reducing zon...
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Jan 03, 2024 6:37 pm - The troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children will have new leadership in the new year. Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that...
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Madigan trial delayed until October for SCOTUS review of bribery statuteJan 03, 2024 6:31 pm - CHICAGO – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t be spending his 82nd birthday this spring in a federal courtroom after a judge on Wednesday granted his requ...
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Palatine police turn away migrant bus at train stationJan 03, 2024 6:25 pm - A bus from Texas filled with migrants stopped at the Palatine train station Wednesday afternoon but was sent on its way to Chicago with its passengers still on board, pol...
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Metra passengers left high and dry waiting for special New Year’s Eve train that departed early
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Family and friends of slain 6-year-old Plainfield Township boy hold vigil before court hearingJan 03, 2024 5:42 pm - Moments before the man accused of killing his 6-year-old son was due in court, Odai Al Fayoumi stood outside the Will County courthouse with supporters to honor his son’s...
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Buffalo Grove passes ordinance restricting migrant drop-offsJan 03, 2024 4:01 pm - Buffalo Grove joined other suburbs in passing an ordinance to deter unscheduled drop-offs of asylum seekers from the southern border. The village board on Tuesday voted u...
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What’s that smell? Officials trace natural gas odor sweeping across state back to Iowa
Jan 03, 2024 2:35 pm - A widespread natural gas odor reported by residents of Lake and McHenry counties, as well as other parts of northern Illinois, is being attributed to equipment maintenanc...
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Hoffman Estates approves new three-year contract with firefighters unionJan 03, 2024 2:06 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members have unanimously approved a new three-year contract that runs through Dec. 31, 2026 with the union representing village firefighters...
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Have ideas on how to improve Union Station? Amtrak wants to hear themJan 03, 2024 1:33 pm - Amtrak wants your ideas and input as it reimagines the concourse at Chicago Union Station. The passenger railroad company plans improvements to the boarding process, ...