Articles filed under Metra
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Former CTA lawyer from Wilmette heads to Metra boardOct 02, 2013 9:27 am - A retired Chicago Transit Authority attorney from Wilmette is the next new Metra board member. Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to sendJohn Plante of Wilmette ...
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Metra board hopefuls put on show for commissionersOct 02, 2013 5:15 am - In a twist from the status quo, the public had a front seat to hear testimony from applicants seeking two openings on the troubled Metra board Tuesday before Cook County...
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CTA veteran moving to Metra board as Preckwinkle’s choiceSep 30, 2013 12:12 pm - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle picked a former CTA conductor and executive to take a seat on the troubled Metra board Monday. Retired transit manager Romayne Bro...
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RTA spending more than $670,000 on spin controlSep 30, 2013 5:00 am - An August Regional Transportation Authority audit scolded Metra for hiring PR consultants, but the agency isn't practicing what it preaches. Records show the RTA has sp...
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Fitzgerald criticizes Metra hiring policiesSep 26, 2013 3:33 pm - Chicago-area transit agencies don’t appear to adequately train staff on how to prevent political hiring, according to former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, a member o...
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Transit agencies lay out differences to panelSep 25, 2013 6:59 pm - Give us more power, merge all four agencies, or leave us alone were among the conflicting arguments presented by Metra, Pace, the CTA and the Regional Transportation Aut...
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Bicyclist killed in collision with Metra train in Mount ProspectSep 25, 2013 8:55 am - A 95-year-old bicyclist died Wednesday after being struck by an eastbound train on the Union Pacific Northwest Line in Mount Prospect, police said. The collision involve...
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Suburbanites settle in to Metra boardSep 20, 2013 6:34 pm - Metra’s besieged board continued its gradual evolution Friday with the arrival of two new members from the suburbs. Directors Manuel Barbosa, a retired federal judge fro...
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Metra releasing confidential files to state investigatorsSep 20, 2013 5:41 pm - After a nearly two-hour executive session Friday, Metra board members voted to release confidential documents to state investigators looking into its latest scandal. “We...
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Metra trains heading to north, west suburbs delayedSep 18, 2013 9:26 pm - Trains on at least four Metra lines heading into the north and west suburbs are delayed as torrential rain and hail continue to fall in Chicago. According to the Metra w...