Articles filed under Metra
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Metra chair will speak to RTA boardJul 02, 2013 2:39 pm - Metra Chairman Brad O’Halloran will face scrutiny from Regional Transportation Authority directors next week over the separation agreement given to former CEO Alex Cliff...
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Lawmakers: Shake up RTA board appointmentJul 01, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two suburban lawmakers are asking McHenry County leaders to open up their next pick for the Regional Transit Authority Board to new candidates instead of r...
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Coroner: woman committed suicide:Jul 01, 2013 11:36 am - A Spring Grove woman who was hit by a train near Round Lake on Saturday committed suicide, Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd said Monday. The 60-year-old woman was identif...
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Metra facing more questions after Clifford's exitJul 01, 2013 5:15 am - For the second time in three years, Metra faces a leadership void, questions about dubious spending, scrutiny by authorities and no one accepting blame for the dysfuncti...
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Meeting on future of downtown Mt. Prospect July 10Jun 30, 2013 10:37 am - To participate in a study of how downtown Mount Prospect can improve in the years to come, the public is invited an open house 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, in the executiv...
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Woman killed by Metra train near Round LakeJun 30, 2013 1:09 am - An inbound Metra train struck and killed a woman near Round Lake late Saturday morning, a spokesman said. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis did not have any additional info...
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Parade, freight problems delay Metra ridersJun 28, 2013 10:46 am - Metra regulars headed for work and Blackhawks fans bound for the downtown Chicago celebration combined for a messy situation on a number of train lines Friday morning. T...
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The Metra board’s outrageous generosityJun 27, 2013 9:04 am - We would have thought that, if nothing else, the directors on Metra’s board at least would have been mindful of appearances after it was discovered that former executive...
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Unlikely RTA could scuttle Metra severance packageJun 26, 2013 6:38 pm - Even as the RTA enters the chorus of disapproval surrounding the generous severance package given to former Metra CEO Alex Clifford, it’s unsure whether the oversight ag...
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Suburban lawmakers blast Metra chief's severance dealJun 25, 2013 7:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Angry about a $422,000 severance package given to former Metra CEO Alex Clifford, two suburban lawmakers said Tuesday the agency needs to find a way to abs...