Articles filed under Metra
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Transit agencies fear ‘loophole’ in tax billMay 12, 2011 5:22 am - Good for business but bad for transit and municipalities is where opposing sides stand regarding sales tax legislation pending in the Illinois House. Regional Transporta...
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One year later, Pagano cleanup costs in the millionsMay 12, 2011 5:22 am - The cost of former Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano's dipping into forbidden funds and the related cleanup comes to about $3 million and counting. Pagano, a respecte...
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Metra talks to TSA about al-Qaida threatsMay 06, 2011 11:03 pm - Newly uncovered documents show al-Qaida planned to derail an American train on the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Meanwhile, Metra officials said they ha...
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Mulder defends Metra recordMay 06, 2011 8:36 am - As critics call for the resignation of all Metra board members, Arlene Mulder thinks past problems are the reason directors should stay. “We’re trying to right the wrong...
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The SoapboxApr 29, 2011 6:35 pm - Altruism is alive and well: It’s one thing to offer help to someone you know and love, but there’s something even more virtuous about sacrificing for the benefit of a co...
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Pedestrian killed by train in Des PlainesApr 26, 2011 5:02 pm - Trains on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line are running again after lengthy delays this morning caused when a pedestrian was struck and killed about 8:25 a.m. in what...
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Schlickman talks Metra scandal, piling on Pace and suburban transitApr 26, 2011 5:41 am - After five years trying to make the CTA, Pace and Metra play nice as well as squeeze money out of Springfield, former RTA Executive Director Steve Schlickman is in a bet...
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Outgoing chair talks about a dark year and change at MetraApr 17, 2011 11:31 pm - Throughout the entire excruciating mess involving Phil Pagano’s misuse of Metra funds, Carole Doris has been stoic. Surrounded by microphones and cameras or under scruti...
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Man killed by Metra train in Wood DaleApr 17, 2011 11:31 pm - A 44-year-old man was struck and killed by a Metra train on Saturday in Wood Dale. The man was hit about 12:35 p.m. by a Chicago-bound Milwaukee District West Line train...
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Lombard upgrades pedestrian tunnel designApr 08, 2011 2:57 pm - By this time next year, a tunnel under the Union Pacific West railroad in downtown Lombard won’t be just a dream, and won’t yet be a reality. It’ll be somewhere in the m...
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