Articles filed under Metra
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Metra board rebuilding enough to pick chairman, CEOSep 10, 2013 5:30 am - With the Chicago mayor's pick of former alderman Martin Oberman to serve as a Metra director, the board now is expected to have the magic number — eight — to pick a perm...
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DuPage transportation planner named to Metra boardSep 06, 2013 9:58 am - A background as a transportation planner and hands-on experience as a commuter on Metra’s BNSF Line will help him “be part of the solution” on the troubled Metra board, ...
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Metra review finds Schaffer didn’t leak harmful info to CliffordSep 05, 2013 7:23 pm - Metra Director Jack Schaffer did not cross an ethical or legal line in forwarding confidential documents to ex-CEO Alex Clifford while Clifford’s contract was in limbo t...
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Cook commissioner calls for probe of McHenry County Metra dissenterAug 30, 2013 4:17 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against a controversial severance package for the transit agency’s former CEO is now being targeted by a South suburban Cook County...
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Cook County looking for Metra board replacementAug 28, 2013 6:23 pm - A member of the Cook County Board is asking for applications to be on the Metra board of directors. County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski put out a news release Wednesday as...
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Metra board member says he’s done at end of termAug 28, 2013 2:33 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against the controversial severance package for the agency’s former CEO says he’s leaving the board once his term expires in June. ...
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Quinn vetoes mass transit contracts billAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn rejected a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Illinois’ mass transit agencies to spend more on projects without giving public notice or going through a ...
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Cook county commissioners want three Metra board to resignAug 27, 2013 3:38 pm - A group of suburban Cook County commissioners is calling for the resignation of three of the remaining six Metra board members. The three Metra board members all represe...
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Cook County commissioners want 3 Metra board members to resignAug 27, 2013 10:23 am - Suburban Cook County commissioners want the three remaining Metra board members who represent the county’s suburbs to resign, saying the scandal-ridden board has lost th...
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How insurance option slipped by Metra boardAug 26, 2013 5:15 am - Like a good neighbor, Illinois National Insurance Co. is there when it comes to employees suing over retaliation, wrongful dismissal or harassment. So why didn't Metra's...