Articles filed under Metra
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What’s old is new at Grayslake Metra station: Pay boxes replace machines for daily parking feesJun 23, 2012 7:55 am - Grayslake has turned back the clock at the village’s Metra commuter rail station on Lake Street. Automated machines were installed at the depot 10 years ago to accept da...
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Train hits man in AuroraJun 16, 2012 7:59 pm - A pedestrian was hit by an inbound Metra train Saturday afternoon in Aurora, a Metra spokeswoman said. The man was hit about 4:25 p.m. near 233 N. Broadway, shortly afte...
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Man killed by train early Friday in Round LakeJun 15, 2012 6:30 pm - A man with a bicycle was fatally struck by a freight train near the Metra station in Round Lake on Railroad Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. The man did not have identi...
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Satisfaction doesn’t come cheap for transit ridersJun 11, 2012 1:41 pm - A majority of transit riders are satisfied with Metra, Pace and CTA service, according to a survey that cost about $435,000 and took three years to generate. More than ...
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Police ID man hit by train in GenevaJun 11, 2012 12:46 pm - Geneva police have identified the man who was struck and killed by a freight train Saturday morning as Patrick M. Flynn, 40, of the 500 block of Linden Court, Geneva. Bu...
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Metra compensation study sparks questionsJun 08, 2012 1:56 pm - While a lengthy PowerPoint on an employee classification and compensation study might lull some officials into a slight doze, a presentation Friday by Metra had the oppo...
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NATO summit over but effects still felt at MetraJun 08, 2012 1:55 pm - There’s no way to recoup the $800,000 in lost revenues and expenses the NATO summit cost Metra, officials said Friday. The two-day gathering brought world leaders and pr...
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Coffee shop coming to Mt. Prospect train stationJun 08, 2012 12:00 pm - Commuters using Mount Prospect's downtown Metra station will soon again be getting their morning coffee jolt. This week, the village board gave its approval to a lease w...
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9 Red Line stations including White Sox will close in 2013 for rebuildJun 04, 2012 1:00 pm - Suburbanites heading to Chinatown or U.S. Cellular Field by transit next spring will need to come up with a new game plan as the CTA temporarily shuts down nine Red Line...
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Reimburse parkers for being displacedJun 04, 2012 10:06 am - Every year for at least the past three years, hundreds of Metra riders such as me who park at the Roselle station are inconvenienced by the village’s “Rose Festival” car...