Articles filed under Metra
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Transportation board eyes Bartlett derailmentNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Federal regulators are monitoring the recent derailment of a Canadian National Railway train in Bartlett and “will determine an appropriate course of action,” once repor...
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RTA rebuffs Metra budget reportNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Regional Transportation Authority directors decided a promise doesn’t cut it Friday in refusing to sign off on a budget report from Metra projecting a $7 million shortfa...
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Commuters concerned with Metra fare hikesNov 11, 2011 12:00 am - Commuters reacted with concern, irritation and resignation to historic fare increases approved unanimously by Metra leaders Friday. Suburban riders can expect average in...
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Looks like Metra’s on track for a fare hikeNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The odds are it will cost you about 30 percent more to buy a Metra monthly pass or 10-ride ticket in February. Several Metra board directors indicated Thursday they will...
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Metra employees billing OT pay despite budget woes, fare hikeNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Sometimes numbers say a lot. Ÿ $18 million Ÿ $12.6 million That's how much Metra paid employees in overtime during 2010 and through August 2011, respectively. That's a ...
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The SoapboxNov 05, 2011 5:00 am - Leading by example: Avon Township residents watching their budgets got some tax help from Supervisor Sam Yingling and five political allies who recently presented a chec...
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Metra resumes normal service after derailmentNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - Metra has resumed normal train service on its Milwaukee District West Line, though commuters can expect delays of up to 25 minutes through the weekend, officials said. T...
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Metra service to Elgin expected to resume FridayNov 03, 2011 12:00 am - It was around 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning when a frightening sound snapped Bartlett resident Leslie Andrle out of a deep sleep. “It was a loud boom ... like something jus...
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Metra meeting on raising rates doesn’t draw a crowdNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - Metra kicked off two days of regional hearings on a fare hike Wednesday. The agency is contemplating raising rates between 9 percent and 30 percent to fix a budget short...
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Which suburban roads creep us out?Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travel homeward. The night grew darker and darker; the stars seemed t...