Second Metra board member quits
A second Metra board member has resigned in the wake of the controversy over the $718,000 severance package awarded to the agency's ousted CEO and the furor over patronage allegations...
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2nd Metra board member resigns
A second Metra board member has resigned in the wake of the controversy over the $718,000 severance package awarded to the agency's ousted CEO and the furor over patronage allegations...
Ex-prosecutor won’t conduct Metra probe
Former federal prosecutor Patrick Collins will not be conducting an independent probe of the ousted Metra CEO's allegations of patronage attempts and other improprieties at the agency, officials announced this...
Metra’s plans for probe hit snag
Plans for an independent investigation into allegations raised by ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford seemed uncertain Monday, as the former federal prosecutor tapped to oversee the inquiry recused himself because...
Ex-prosecutor won’t conduct Metra probe
Former federal prosecutor Patrick Collins will not be conducting an independent probe of the ousted Metra CEO's allegations of patronage attempts and other improprieties at the agency, officials announced this...
Ousted Metra chief gives new details on patronage allegations
Former Metra CEO Alex Clifford offered an insider's look at Illinois' culture of political back-scratching yesterday as he provided the most detailed accounting yet of patronage allegations that he says...
Ousted Metra chief agrees to face questions from RTA board
Ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford has agreed to face questions about his controversial departure, a move that could allow him to explain allegations that his downfall was directly connected to...
Clifford to appear before RTA board
Ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford agreed Monday to face questions about his controversial departure, a move that could allow him to explain allegations that his downfall was directly connected to...
Speaker Michael Madigan asked Quinn agency to hire Metra pal
Shortly before Metra CEO Alex Clifford's patronage complaints against House Speaker Michael Madigan pushed the agency into severance negotiations, Madigan asked Gov. Pat Quinn's administration to hire the supporter at...
Ousted Metra chief agrees to face questions from RTA board
Ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford has agreed to face questions about his controversial departure, a move that could allow him to explain allegations that his downfall was directly connected to...