Articles filed under Metra
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CMAP, RTA merger inches forward amid objectionsMar 23, 2013 8:00 am - Legislation to merge the agency that oversees public transit in the metropolitan area with the organization responsible for regional planning jumped one hurdle this week...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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RTA sues Kankakee over tax incentive programMar 22, 2013 4:31 pm - The agency that oversees mass transit in the Chicago area filed another lawsuit Friday against Kankakee, the latest volley in a legal battle over that city’s effort to a...
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Delays persist on Metra after accidentMar 18, 2013 4:11 pm - Metra trains on the BNSF are running again but with delays of up to an hour and a half after a pedestrian was struck and killed this afternoon by an inbound train in Hin...
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Boy survives being struck by train in BarringtonMar 15, 2013 7:00 pm - An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck by a Metra train Friday evening in Barrington. According to a release from Barrington police, police and fire pers...
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Proposed hand-held ban puts distracted driving back in the hot seatMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Could this be the year a hand-held cellphone ban goes viral in Illinois? I won't hold my breath ... but I will track the progress of a House bill prohibiting drivers fro...
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Man killed by train in WestmontMar 07, 2013 6:57 pm - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday evening in Westmont. According to a news release from the Westmont police, a white man in his 30s was struck...
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Metra draws line at selling town names on stationsMar 07, 2013 4:01 pm - They need money — just not that badly. During a committee meeting Thursday, Metra directors balked at the idea of renaming stations after retailers or corporations that...
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Metra issues apology for BNSF delaysFeb 20, 2013 6:30 pm - A statement was issued by the head of Metra Wednesday apologizing for recent delays on the BNSF line. Chief Executive Officer Alex Clifford said in the statement that Me...
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Transit chiefs: Concealed carry recipe for disasterFeb 20, 2013 5:47 pm - Leaders of the CTA, Pace, Metra and Regional Transportation Authority warned state lawmakers that allowing passengers to carry concealed weapons on mass transit could ha...