Articles filed under Metra
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Union Station makeover ideas could win you $5,000Jul 08, 2013 5:15 am - Only tourists stroll through Union Station, their necks craned to gaze at the 110-foot-tall ceiling or art deco staircase made famous by "The Untouchables." The rest o...
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Metra worker struck by train, killedJul 05, 2013 7:40 pm - A Metra worker was killed when he was struck by train as he worked on tracks on the city’s South Side. Metra officials say 36-year-old Luis Mercado on Friday was working...
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Lawmakers set hearing over Metra severanceJul 03, 2013 2:08 pm - The day after Regional Transit Authority officials plan to question Metra Chairman Brad O’Halloran about a $442,000 severance package for the former Metra CEO, state law...
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Fare hike for transit riders getting on at O'HareJul 03, 2013 7:00 am - Most transit passengers getting on Chicago's Blue Line at O'Hare International Airport will now be paying sharply higher fares of $5. The fare was increased from $2.25 i...
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Metra chair will speak to RTA boardJul 02, 2013 2:39 pm - Metra Chairman Brad O’Halloran will face scrutiny from Regional Transportation Authority directors next week over the separation agreement given to former CEO Alex Cliff...
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Lawmakers: Shake up RTA board appointmentJul 01, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two suburban lawmakers are asking McHenry County leaders to open up their next pick for the Regional Transit Authority Board to new candidates instead of r...
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Coroner: woman committed suicide:Jul 01, 2013 11:36 am - A Spring Grove woman who was hit by a train near Round Lake on Saturday committed suicide, Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd said Monday. The 60-year-old woman was identif...
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Metra facing more questions after Clifford's exitJul 01, 2013 5:15 am - For the second time in three years, Metra faces a leadership void, questions about dubious spending, scrutiny by authorities and no one accepting blame for the dysfuncti...
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Meeting on future of downtown Mt. Prospect July 10Jun 30, 2013 10:37 am - To participate in a study of how downtown Mount Prospect can improve in the years to come, the public is invited an open house 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, in the executiv...
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Woman killed by Metra train near Round LakeJun 30, 2013 1:09 am - An inbound Metra train struck and killed a woman near Round Lake late Saturday morning, a spokesman said. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis did not have any additional info...