Articles filed under Metra
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Metra meeting on raising rates doesn’t draw a crowdNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - Metra kicked off two days of regional hearings on a fare hike Wednesday. The agency is contemplating raising rates between 9 percent and 30 percent to fix a budget short...
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Which suburban roads creep us out?Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travel homeward. The night grew darker and darker; the stars seemed t...
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Woman killed by train in Naperville, suicide presumedOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville police say a woman sitting on the railroad tracks was struck and killed by an eastbound commuter train late Saturday night. Police are not identifying the nam...
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What's up with Pace HQ traffic cops, at $35,000 a year?Oct 24, 2011 5:30 am - This column stems from a reader who wanted to know: How much does Pace pay for the two traffic cops at its headquarters who direct cars out of the parking lot during the...
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Focus on train safety stronger than everOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Cary-Grove High School senior Chelsie Tamms says that whenever she drives through train crossings, she’s always alert and careful. For that, the 18-year-old credits her ...
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Charge it! Former Metra CEO lived it up on company dimeOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Sumptuous meals at ritzy restaurants, posh hotels, conferences in Hawaii and Miami Beach, memberships in exclusive airline clubs, free gas ... Then there's using the cor...
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Metra eyes 25 percent fare hikesOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Metra riders gave a thumbs-down to a proposed average fare hike of 25 percent Friday. “It’s so expensive — that makes it difficult for anyone with a lower income,” said ...
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Metra consultant getting for $112,500 for 4 months workOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Metra board directors swallowed hard and approved a four-month, $112,500 contract for consultant Avery Grimes to assist CEO Alex Clifford Friday. The vote came after Cli...
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State change makes Metra's $84,000 report worthlessOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - It was among the nicer reports I've seen as a journalist. Wire-bound, glossy paper stock, a three-page table of contents. Too bad it went nowhere. Metra paid $84,780 to...
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Metra CEO responds to senators by cutting back on consultingOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - Metra CEO Alex Clifford will cut back costs of a controversial consulting contract in response to criticism from U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk, but he also defend...