Articles filed under Metra
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Tollway explains why some ramps are I-Pass onlyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - The opening of a full interchange on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 47 last month sparked some pointed questions from John Fink of Huntley. Fink graded the act...
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Operation North Pole a day to remember for sick kidsDec 07, 2013 11:00 am - A very special Metra train spreading a whole lot of holiday cheer — think jolly firemen, impish elves and a rambunctious Mrs. Santa — carried more than 60 children and f...
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Durbin: When will Metra add auto-braking system for trains?Dec 05, 2013 10:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants Metra to clarify when it will install an automatic braking system aimed at preventing crashes. Known as Positive Train Control, the expensive...
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Operation North Pole a magical ride for very ill childrenDec 02, 2013 12:49 pm - Operation North Pole will once again share the magic of Christmas with 62 families who have a child or children suffering from life-threatening or terminal illnesses by ...
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Metra train kills pedestrian near Fort SheridanNov 29, 2013 6:52 pm - Two people were hit by Metra trains Friday night, one of them fatally, in separate incidents on different lines. The first, less serious accident occurred in Downers Gro...
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Former Metra chair's bank link led to ethics inquiryNov 25, 2013 4:30 am - Just when I thought the dust was settling from Metra, a recent Freedom of Information Act request raises new questions about the power struggle between former CEO Alex C...
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Body on tracks Friday ID’d as Buffalo Grove womanNov 22, 2013 7:23 am - A woman who was struck and killed by a train on the railroad tracks south of Buffalo Grove’s Metra station Friday morning has been identified as 49-year-old Linda S. Koz...
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Editorial: A tale of two scandalsNov 21, 2013 4:00 am - It’s been a scandalous year for two public agencies in the suburbs. In Schaumburg, three undercover police officers were brought up on drug conspiracy charges, another ...
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Audit: Metra board in the dark about CEO settlement optionsNov 18, 2013 1:31 pm - A majority of Metra board members were kept in the dark about pertinent details leading up to a controversial settlement with former CEO Alex Clifford, an RTA audit conc...
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Pedestrian struck by train near Palatine still unidentifiedNov 16, 2013 4:42 pm - The Cook County medical examiner’s office is listing the death of an unidentified man who was struck by a Metra train in Palatine Friday evening as “accidental.” Police ...