Widmer to leave Metra board
The embattled Metra board will lose yet another member after a severance scandal that engulfed the commuter rail agency this past summer, officials said Wednesday. Board member William Widmer will...
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Turning point ahead for Metra board
After a summer of scandal and criticism, the coming week could mark a turning point for Metra's embattled board of directors. Replacements are expected for four of five members who...
Metra board applicant never heard from DuPage chairman
Another DuPage County resident stepped forward today, complaining that he asked last month to be considered for an appointment to Metra's board but never heard back from County Chairman Dan...
Metra board applicant never heard from DuPage chairman
Another DuPage County resident stepped forward today, complaining that he asked last month to be considered for an appointment to Metra's board but never heard back from County Chairman Dan...
Email lands Metra board member in hot water
The Metra board's most outspoken member has come under fire for sharing confidential information with then-CEO Alex Clifford shortly before Clifford began severance negotiations with the commuter rail agency. Board...
Veteran ‘railroad guy’ takes over at Metra
Unlike his predecessor, who ran a Los Angeles bus company, Metra's new interim executive director is a veteran "railroad guy" who actually knows how to drive a train. Donald Orseno...
Metra board names interim boss; 3 members asked to resign
Unlike his predecessor, who ran a Los Angeles bus company, Metra's new interim executive director is a veteran "railroad guy" who actually knows how to drive a train. Donald Orseno...
Metra board names interim boss; 3 members asked to resign
Unlike his predecessor, who ran a Los Angeles bus company, Metra's new interim executive director is a veteran "railroad guy" who actually knows how to drive a train. Donald Orseno...
RTA blasts Metra over handling of CEO’s dismissal
Metra acted hastily and ill-advisedly when it kicked out its executive director while handing him a severance package now said to be worth potentially as much as $871,000, the Regional...
Scathing audit accuses Metra of misleading public over CEO’s ouster
Metra officials repeatedly misled the public when they insisted that an unusually large severance package for former CEO Alex Clifford saved taxpayers millions of dollars in potential litigation costs, a...