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Durbin: Ruling should improve air quality in Union Station
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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A recent federal court decision will improve air quality at Union Station by requiring the owners of the Old Post Office to maintain its ventilation system to prevent diesel fumes from backing up in the adjacent station, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.,
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Metra meeting could decide CEO's future
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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Metra leaders will huddle in closed session Thursday to discuss what could be the end of the line for CEO Alex Clifford's tenure at the troubled agency. Clifford, who started at Metra in February 2011, is on the outs with some influential directors
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Feds: Metra whistle-blower owed thousands after dismissal
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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A Metra whistle-blower who tried to warn about safety issues deserves $38,000 in compensation for losing his job, federal regulators say. The signalman had worked at Metra for 22 years when he reported in August 2011 that signals weren't being tested
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10-ride sales drop troubling for Metra
Arlington :: TX :: USA | 2 months ago
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Tanking 10-ride pass purchases led some Metra board directors to wonder if the agency should reconsider a price hike instituted in February. About 126,642 10-ride passes were sold in February compared to 148,575 in February 2012 reflecting a 14.8
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Can $382,000 for consultants heal regional transit rifts?
Schaumburg :: IL :: USA | 2 months ago
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Regional Transportation Authority leaders agreed Wednesday to try to solve deep-seated turf wars among transit agencies by hiring outside experts for $382,855 to devise a fair system to divvy up revenues. But with the CTA, Pace and Metra all
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Des Plaines suspends 13 cops linked to grant scheme
Mount Prospect :: IL :: USA | 2 months ago
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The officers, whose names were not immediately disclosed, were cited for violations that included conduct unbecoming, obedience of laws and regulations, reporting violations of laws, ordinances, rules or orders and truthfulness, police said. Twelve
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Do Metra photo ops require PR consultants?
Rockford :: IL :: USA | 2 months ago
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The agency has been in perpetual motion since a 2010 financial scandal, and now it's unclear if the board will renew Executive Director Alex Clifford's contract...Oh, wait the agency got that in 2011 when directors OK'd a three-year, $500,000
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CEO's future still up in the air after Metra session
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 2 months ago
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Filing out of a closed-door meeting without comment, Metra board directors were publicly silent Friday about the future of CEO Alex Clifford's contract. Clifford is in the last year of a three-year contract and officials have confirmed some directors
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French photographers Bruno Metra and Lawrence Jeanson create bizarre portraits using real women and celebrity body parts
You :: Burkina Faso | 2 months ago
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11 April 2013 Ever wondered what you'd look like with Angelina Jolie's lips, the Duchess of Cambridge's nose or Cara Delevingne's brows? That's the concept photographers Bruno Metra and Laurence Jeanson wanted to explore in their latest project which
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Is Metra CEO on his way out?
Arlington :: TX :: USA | 2 months ago
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Metra's board of directors plans a special meeting Friday to discuss "personnel" matters. Several officials confirmed that Clifford's contract is up for discussion and some directors are underwhelmed with his performance. "We'll be doing an
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