Articles filed under Metra
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Metra board member says he’s done at end of termAug 28, 2013 2:33 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against the controversial severance package for the agency’s former CEO says he’s leaving the board once his term expires in June. ...
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Quinn vetoes mass transit contracts billAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn rejected a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Illinois’ mass transit agencies to spend more on projects without giving public notice or going through a ...
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Cook county commissioners want three Metra board to resignAug 27, 2013 3:38 pm - A group of suburban Cook County commissioners is calling for the resignation of three of the remaining six Metra board members. The three Metra board members all represe...
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Cook County commissioners want 3 Metra board members to resignAug 27, 2013 10:23 am - Suburban Cook County commissioners want the three remaining Metra board members who represent the county’s suburbs to resign, saying the scandal-ridden board has lost th...
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How insurance option slipped by Metra boardAug 26, 2013 5:15 am - Like a good neighbor, Illinois National Insurance Co. is there when it comes to employees suing over retaliation, wrongful dismissal or harassment. So why didn't Metra's...
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Clifford’s return unlikely when Metra picks interim chiefAug 23, 2013 5:13 pm - When Metra’s board of directors gathers Tuesday for a special meeting to discuss personnel, you can expect they’ll pick an interim CEO instead of the two-man team runnin...
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Coulson: Ex-Metra CEO Clifford had a good caseAug 21, 2013 7:05 pm - RTA Director and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Coulson thinks Metra’s ex-CEO Alex Clifford had a good case against his former bosses, thanks to missteps by two top...
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Hire back Clifford at Metra, attorney saysAug 20, 2013 5:13 pm - If Metra wants to end controversy over a lavish up-to-$718,000 separation agreement with former CEO Alex Clifford, they should just hire him back, the executive’s lawyer...
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County again seeks transportation board applicantsAug 20, 2013 2:54 pm - Kane County officials are now taking applications from local residents who would like to represent the county on either the Metra or RTA transportation boards. But findi...
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Survey shows drivers ignore stopped school busesAug 19, 2013 5:15 am - On Wednesday, seven buses will line up in front of Whittier School in Wheaton waiting to give both seasoned fifth-graders and awe-struck first-graders a ride home after ...