Articles filed under Metra
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Metra's latest fare hike arrives this week: Where's money going?Jan 30, 2017 4:00 am - Three Metra fare hikes instituted each February from 2015 through 2017 will generate a cumulative $117 million. The latest increase, averaging 5.8 percent, begins Wednes...
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Prospect Heights officer drove around railroad gates before crashJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - A Prospect Heights police officer drove around activated railroad-crossing gates while responding to a call Wednesday afternoon moments before a Metra train struck his p...
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Two struck and killed by Metra trainsJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - Two people were struck and killed by trains in separate incidents on Metra's Union Pacific-Northwest line Thursday morning, creating extensive delays and cancellations t...
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Metra train strikes police vehicle in Prospect HeightsJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - A Prospect Heights police officer was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a Metra train struck a police SUV, officials say. The crash occurred 3:46 p.m. on t...
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Metra CEO talks new fare structure, police body cameras, flippable seatsJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Metra riders could see a revamp of traditional zone-based fares that might involve new variables such as charging different rates at rush hour in the future, the railroa...
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Developer seeks more time for review of townhome plan in downtown LibertyvilleJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A planned public hearing on a proposal for luxury apartments near the Metra station downtown is being delayed two months at the developer's request. The advisory plan co...
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Metra honors train crew involved in shootingJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - With an armed murder suspect on board and 50 passengers in jeopardy, the Milwaukee North crew on Train No. 2155 had seconds to react late Jan. 6. Jamal Parks, 32, of Gur...
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Report: Man in Metra shootout wasn't killed by policeJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Preliminary autopsy report says Gurnee resident died from a self-inflicted wound
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Investigation continues into police shooting of Gurnee manJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Details remain murky regarding the pursuit of a Gurnee man shot to death by police Friday night on a Metra train headed to Fox Lake, in part because the investigation in...
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Gurnee murder suspect, 32, dead in 'terrifying' police shootout on MetraJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois State Police are investigating a shootout between police and a murder suspect on a Metra train in Deerfield late Friday night, which left the man dead. State po...