Metra’s CEO at critical junction
Update: Metra board members met behind closed doors today but did not taken any action. The tenure of Metra CEO Alex Clifford could be in jeopardy, two years after the...
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Rail consultant named to Metra board
James LaBelle, a transportation expert who has served on Metra's board of directors for the past five years, is leaving the board, it was announced today.In LaBelle's place, Lake County...
RTA sues Kankakee over disclosure of tax deals
The Regional Transportation Authority has sued the city of Kankakee, seeking to make public any contracts the municipality has with private companies to share or to rebate sales tax revenue....
Metra passengers jam Union Station after delays
Commuters jammed Union Station after a switch problem prevented inbound BNSF trains from reaching the station Tuesday evening, the second night in a row for major delays on the line,...
Commuters jam Union Station after equipment problem
Metra commuters jammed Union Station this evening waiting to take BNSF Line trains home after a switch problem prevented inbound trains from reaching the station. It was the second night...
State sets 2 meetings on I-90 projects
With construction beginning this spring on the $2.2 billion rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90), the Illinois Tollway will hold two public meetings this week...
Tollway to hold public meetings on Jane Addams project
With construction beginning this spring on the $2.2 billion rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90), the Illinois Tollway will hold two public meetings this week to...
Tollway’s job numbers from $12 billion program don’t add up
The Illinois Tollway this year will go full speed on a $12 billion construction program, touting it as a jobs generator that will put an estimated 120,000 people to work...
Transit officials call for restrictions if concealed carry law is enacted
Worried transit officials asked lawmakers to imagine a CTA train packed with inebriated, possibly irate fans after a Cubs night game, then consider the wisdom of adding gun-toting passengers to...
Transit agencies: No concealed carry on buses, trains
The CTA, Metra and Pace, along with dozens of transit agencies across the state, are asking the General Assembly to prohibit individuals from being allowed to bring firearms on mass...