Articles filed under Metra
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3rd level of Geneva parking deck delayed over costMay 13, 2013 4:58 pm - The third floor of the Geneva parking deck won’t be built this summer after all. The Geneva City Council agreed Monday to reject all bids for the project, after they cam...
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Downtown Des Plaines train station to get faceliftMay 10, 2013 4:38 pm - The Des Plaines city council recently awarded the contract for remodeling the downtown Metra train station to the lowest bidder, Tuscany Construction Inc., of Addison, f...
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Is it time to cap Metra fare hikes?May 06, 2013 5:00 am - “Oh, the good old days of 2011, when a 10-ride Metra pass to the city cost only $36.55,” I thought as I forked over $52.50 to the ticket agent last week. Metra monthly a...
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Will cost derail Wi-Fi on Metra trains?May 02, 2013 6:33 pm - Plans to install Wi-Fi in Metra train cars hit a $72 million roadblock Thursday with officials experiencing sticker shock regarding what had been intended as a free serv...
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Metra meeting could decide CEO’s futureApr 30, 2013 11:31 am - Metra leaders will huddle in closed session Thursday to discuss what could be the end of the line for CEO Alex Clifford’s tenure at the troubled agency. Clifford, who st...
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South side visitors have options when Red Line shuts downApr 25, 2013 12:25 pm - White Sox fans and visitors to South Side attractions in Chicago such as the Museum of Science and Industry should find alternates to using the CTA’s Red Line starting M...
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Feds: Metra whistle-blower owed thousandsApr 23, 2013 2:00 pm - A Metra whistle-blower who tried to warn about safety issues deserves $38,000 in compensation for losing his job, federal regulators say. The signalman had worked at Met...
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Wet week begs question: Are flooded roads inevitable?Apr 22, 2013 5:15 am - Sitting in traffic along with every other detoured driver in Downers Grove whose usual Highland Avenue route onto I-88 was flooded, I had to wonder — can we do better? U...
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Metra CEO’s future still a question markApr 19, 2013 5:50 pm - Metra board directors established a process for CEO Alex Clifford to get his contract renewed but it’s still unclear if he has the backing necessary to continue at the a...
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10-ride sales drop troubling for MetraApr 19, 2013 1:38 pm - Tanking 10-ride pass purchases led some Metra board directors to wonder if the agency should reconsider a price hike instituted in February. About 126,642 10-ride passes...