Articles filed under Metra
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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...
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Woman killed by train in Naperville, suicide presumedOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville police say a woman sitting on the railroad tracks was struck and killed by an eastbound commuter train late Saturday night. Police are not identifying the nam...
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What's up with Pace HQ traffic cops, at $35,000 a year?Oct 24, 2011 5:30 am - This column stems from a reader who wanted to know: How much does Pace pay for the two traffic cops at its headquarters who direct cars out of the parking lot during the...
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Focus on train safety stronger than everOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Cary-Grove High School senior Chelsie Tamms says that whenever she drives through train crossings, she’s always alert and careful. For that, the 18-year-old credits her ...
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Charge it! Former Metra CEO lived it up on company dimeOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Sumptuous meals at ritzy restaurants, posh hotels, conferences in Hawaii and Miami Beach, memberships in exclusive airline clubs, free gas ... Then there's using the cor...