Articles filed under Metra
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Police: Gurnee man hit by train drove around crossing gatesAug 02, 2014 1:00 am - Round Lake Park police said a driver is in critical condition after he drove around crossing gates and in front of a Metra commuter train early Saturday. Police Chief G...
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Des Plaines woman killed by train founded Splash DogAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - Amy Thier's life revolved around her love of friends and a deep compassion for dogs in need of help, her husband, Leo, said Friday. The 45-year-old founder of Splash Dog...
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Railroad crossing work to close Route 120 in GrayslakeJul 30, 2014 1:00 am - Motorists are being alerted to the pending closure of a major east-west road in central Lake County, but the potential fallout is hard to gauge. As of 6 a.m. Monday, Aug...
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Report: Falsified work logs at Metra caused problemsJul 28, 2014 1:00 am - Falsified work logs at Metra led to some employees being paid for work they didn't do and others not getting paid when they showed up, a report released Monday says. But...
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Editorial: No alarm, but concern is appropriate at MetraJul 27, 2014 1:01 am - No one reacted with alarm at the revelation this week that disciplinary probes of Metra train engineers halfway into the year already have reached the level for all of 2...
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Hanover Park's Craig to replace Mulder on Metra boardJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County commissioners picked Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig to fill a vacant spot on the Metra board Wednesday. Craig will attend his first Metra meetin...
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Investigations of Metra engineers on the rise for 2014Jul 23, 2014 1:00 am - As of June, disciplinary investigations of train engineers at Metra had totaled 11, as many as the entire number of cases for 2013. The upward trend comes in the wake of...
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More suburbs getting quiet zones for train hornsJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - I'm happy to report that Bensenville has licked its noise problem. No, not that problem. Jet engines are still rattling windows in certain neighborhoods in the village b...
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Metra board to ask, should we raise fares in 2015?Jul 18, 2014 1:01 am - A possible shortfall in Metra's 2015 budget means fare increases are one possibility the agency's board could consider in the next few months, although officials stresse...
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Elgin man killed by Metra trainJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities said a 56-year-old Elgin man was struck and killed Tuesday afternoon by an outbound Metra train on the Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin. The man apparen...