Articles filed under Metra
-
Man struck, killed by train in NapervilleJul 26, 2013 7:00 pm - A man was struck and killed Friday night by a Metra train in Naperville, authorities said. The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m., just east of the Naperville station on ...
-
Public workshop for Fox Lake Metra stationJul 26, 2013 2:04 pm - Fox Lake officials will host a public workshop regarding changes planned at the village’s RTA/Metra Station on Wednesday, July 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Fox Lak...
-
OfficeMax tax debate so far not like SearsJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - The great state debate a couple years back over whether to give big tax breaks to Sears Holdings Corp. to keep the retail giant in Hoffman Estates was a long and occasio...
-
Daley: Let governor appoint some of Metra boardJul 25, 2013 10:41 am - Democratic candidate for governor Bill Daley wants to reorganize the Metra board, allowing the Illinois governor to appoint five of 11 members, he said Thursday. Daley a...
-
Quinn signs law ending pension, health benefits for future transit boardsJul 23, 2013 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — On the heels of the ongoing Metra scandal, Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday signed legislation that would take state health insurance and pension benefits away from ...
-
Ex-federal prosecutor won’t conduct Metra probeJul 22, 2013 5:00 pm - A former federal prosecutor has backed out of a job investigating allegations that one of the state’s most powerful politicians and others pressured Metra staff in hirin...
-
Resigning Metra board director details 'gotcha game'Jul 22, 2013 5:30 am - For Mike McCoy of Aurora, the back-and-forth this spring over whether to renew former Metra CEO Alex Clifford's contract had turned into a “gotcha game” of accusations a...
-
Latest spin on Metra fiasco — no CollinsJul 21, 2013 9:24 pm - It appears former assistant U.S. attorney Patrick Collins won’t be sweeping in to clean up Metra’s mess. Metra board of directors officials said Sunday the agency had ab...
-
Kane County leader steps down from MetraJul 19, 2013 11:07 am - As Metra copes with allegations of conflict of interest and patronage, one of the board of directors’ independent voices is leaving. Former Kane County Board Chairman Mi...
-
State Rep. Harris says Metra chairman should resign; Madigan says investigate meJul 19, 2013 10:16 am - State Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights is calling upon Metra Chairman Brad O’Halloran to resign in the face of a widening smear of corruption at the commuter rail ...