Articles filed under Metra
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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...
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Metra passengers can vote on most annoying habits of fellow ridersJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Fed up with riders cursing on their cellphones? Nonplused by manspreading? Nauseated by noshing? Metra passengers can vent their frustrations with impolite cohabitants o...
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Metra hikes to electric bikes: 2017's transportation forecastJan 02, 2017 4:30 am - In a world of uncertainty, you can count on one thing: our annual transportation predictions for the new year by a panel of experts on planes, trains, automobiles and po...
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Train strikes, kills pedestrian in CaryNov 29, 2016 12:00 am - A commuter train struck and killed a pedestrian late Tuesday afternoon near Cary, authorities said. The victim was struck by an inbound Metra train after 5 p.m. on the U...
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Pedestrian killed by Metra train near Mount ProspectNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Metra officials say a person was struck and killed by an inbound train Thursday morning near Mount Prospect. The unidentified pedestrian was struck at 6:55 a.m. just sou...
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Mount Prospect considering moving Metra stationNov 13, 2016 6:06 am - Mount Prospect is looking at relocating its Metra station in an effort to improve traffic flow in the downtown. At Wednesday's committee of the whole meeting, the board ...
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Metra increases fares for third straight yearNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - Metra board directors Friday approved raising fares by an average of 5.8 percent in 2017. Only one of the 10 Metra directors, Martin Oberman of Chicago, voted against th...