Articles filed under Metra
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‘Near and dear to my heart’: Retired Metra CEO leaves board, union leader joinsJul 14, 2025 6:08 pm - Railroader Don Orseno rose to Metra’s executive suite and boardroom. Incoming director Brian Shanahan wants to grow regional rail.
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Kids and teens can catch a free transit ride Aug. 18. The catch? It’s back to schoolJul 10, 2025 8:31 pm - CTA, Metra and Pace will continue tradition of freebies on the first day of classes for grades K-12.
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Geneva, Metra team for rail safety event July 9Jul 07, 2025 10:40 am - The Geneva Police Department, Metra and Operation Lifesaver will hold a passenger safety blitz from 3 to 7 p.m. July 9, at the train station, 328 Crescent Place.
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‘Stand up for our hometowns’: Suburban mayors slam transit proposalJun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - A coalition of 25 suburban mayors is beseeching lawmakers to think twice before approving a transit rescue plan they say is seriously flawed.
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Metra, Pace and CTA now have a day pass to ride all three systemsJun 23, 2025 2:54 pm - The Regional Day Pass will be sold on Ventra and offered through a six-month pilot program that could be extended, depending on funding.
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Two budgets for Metra? One business as usual, the other a doomsday scenarioJun 18, 2025 7:00 pm - It’s “the most complex budget process we’ve ever had to do,” with sweeping cuts possible for Metra, Pace and the CTA.
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Pritzker: State not responsible for fixing transit crisis aloneJun 17, 2025 5:22 pm - “There are a lot of contributors to the solution,” Gov. JB Pritzker said referring to the Collar Counties, Chicago and Cook County besides the state to pay for a transit shortfall.
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‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenueJun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Transit agencies face doomsday. Will lawmakers rescue trains and buses before 40% service cuts hit? Commuters weigh in.
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The comfy seats are coming, but ‘complexities’ are slowing new Metra railcars’ rolloutJun 03, 2025 4:24 pm - Wondering where those new Metra railcars are? Crews are building prototypes and testing should start this fall.
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What’s next after transit rescue dies in Illinois House, and what caused the meltdown? Lawmakers explainJun 01, 2025 9:00 pm - Pizza tax, real estate fee and suburban angst add up to “kiss of death” for proposal to save transit from a massive budget shortfall, insiders say.