Articles filed under Transportation
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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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Fairfield Road to close next monthAug 26, 2013 11:47 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation will close Fairfield Road to through traffic from Petite Lake Road to Route 132 beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, for 14 ...
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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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Road work delays get special attention in LibertyvilleAug 23, 2013 6:00 pm - The familiar refrain “expect delays” again will greet motorists in the Libertyville area on Tuesday as pre-cast concrete sections of a pedestrian trail are delivered and...
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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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70 mph limit should apply to metro ChicagoAug 23, 2013 10:33 am - The recently signed 70 mph speed-limit bill begins to undo the damage done by the national 55 mph limit established in 1973. Illinois had a 70 mph speed limit 40 years a...
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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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Rolling Meadows postpones Meacham Road expansion discussionAug 21, 2013 7:00 am - The Rolling Meadows City Council has postponed for 60 days its discussion and vote on plans to expand Meacham Road from Algonquin Road to Emerson Avenue. Fred Vogt, the ...
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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...