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    Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Train hitting pedestrian disrupts BNSF Metra service

    A pedestrian was hit by a train tonight, causing BNSF Metra trains to be delayed for hours.
    A pedestrian was hit by a train tonight, causing BNSF Metra trains to be delayed for hours. The pedestrian was hit by the train near Cass Avenue in Westmont, said Tom Miller, a Metra spokesman. He did not know the condition of the pedestrian. The...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents

    2. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Quiet days ahead after biggest snowstorm in 2 years

    The Chicago area can look forward to some quiet, almost balmy days after being hit by the largest snowstorm in two years.
    Tribune reporters
    The Chicago area can look forward to some quiet, almost balmy days after being hit by the largest snowstorm in two years. Temperatures will climb into the 40s by this weekend with maybe some rain, according to National Weather Service meteorologist...

    Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Groundhog Day

    3. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Tracking a winter storm in Chicago

    It may sound like a weather story is easy to cover, but determining how widespread the effects will be for an inconveniently-timed winter storm can be one of the most important deadline issues the Chicago Tribune tackles.
    It may sound like a weather story is easy to cover, but determining how widespread the effects will be for an inconveniently-timed winter storm can be one of the most important deadline issues the Chicago Tribune tackles. The winter weather that...

    Tags: Chicago Weather, O'Hare International Airport, Weather Reports, Weather, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    4. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. South Bend-bound South Shore stuck, no power

    <span style="font-size: small;">A South Shore train got stuck on the tracks near Chicago late Sunday morning, creating quite a headache for passengers headed east to South Bend.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    A South Shore train got stuck on the tracks near Chicago late Sunday morning, creating quite a headache for passengers headed east to South Bend. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore, says Eastbound Train...

    Tags: South Shore

    5. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Business profile: The Wine Goddess

    After sipping her way through Napa and Chicago, Diana Hamann took the plunge and opened the specialty wine shop she&rsquo;d always dreamed of. Now from her shop on Main Street in Evanston, Hamann encourages oenophiles and novices alike to appreciate the art of the grape.
    After sipping her way through Napa and Chicago, Diana Hamann took the plunge and opened the specialty wine shop she’d always dreamed of. Now from her shop on Main Street in Evanston, Hamann encourages oenophiles and novices alike to appreciate the...

    Tags: Wines

    6. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Stuck snowplow slows Metra UP-West Line traffic

    A snowplow that became stuck on railroad tracks in Wheaton stopped trains on Metra's Union Pacific-West Line for a little less than a hour, according to the agency.
    Tribune reporter
    A snowplow that became stuck on railroad tracks in Wheaton stopped trains on Metra's Union Pacific-West Line for a little less than a hour, according to the agency. The plow is believed to have turned over onto the tracks near College Avenue about 7 p....

    Tags: Union Pacific Corporation

    7. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. A whoosh of fresh air at lively DuPage Children's Museum

    Let's pretend for a moment that you're raising your kids the way people did in the olden days, before traveling taekwondo clubs and chess club championships and daylong birthday parties at paintball shooting ranges.
    Let's pretend for a moment that you're raising your kids the way people did in the olden days, before traveling taekwondo clubs and chess club championships and daylong birthday parties at paintball shooting ranges. In other words, let's pretend you'...

    Tags: Museum of Science and Industry, Museums, Arts and Culture, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

    8. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. RTA 2013 budget delayed

    Concerns raised over how the CTA will pay off debt service on up to $1 billion in bonds delayed approval on Wednesday of the RTA 2013 budget for the CTA, Metra and Pace.
    Tribune reporter
    Concerns raised over how the CTA will pay off debt service on up to $1 billion in bonds delayed approval on Wednesday of the RTA 2013 budget for the CTA, Metra and Pace. The issue arose at the last minute over language in the CTA's five-year capital...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Forrest Claypool, Debt Market, Loans, Chicago Transit Authority

    9. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Chicago, Cook and State fees to rise in 2013

    As the uncertain income-tax implications of the so-called federal fiscal cliff spread angst across the country, Illinois residents know for sure how much financial pain they will absorb from local tax, fee, fine and fare increases in the new year.
    Tribune reporter
    As the uncertain income-tax implications of the so-called federal fiscal cliff spread angst across the country, Illinois residents know for sure how much financial pain they will absorb from local tax, fee, fine and fare increases in the new year. In...

    Tags: Bars and Clubs, Fines, Politics, Business, Punishment

    10. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Metra to install defibrillators throughout system

    Hundreds of defibrillators will be installed on all of Metra&rsquo;s trains, officials said today.
    Hundreds of defibrillators will be installed on all of Metra’s trains, officials said today. The commuter rail line plans to equip its trains with nearly 300 of the automatic external defibrillators, according to a news release. Another 125 of the...

    Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    11. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'Fiscal cliff' law includes commuter benefit

    Fare hikes set to begin this year on the CTA and Metra will be offset somewhat by a provision included in new federal &ldquo;fiscal cliff&rsquo;&rsquo; legislation that allows many public transit riders to shield up to $240 a month in work-related commuting costs from their taxable income, officials said Wednesday.
    Tribune reporter
    Fare hikes set to begin this year on the CTA and Metra will be offset somewhat by a provision included in new federal “fiscal cliff’’ legislation that allows many public transit riders to shield up to $240 a month in work-related...

    Tags: Employees, Corporate Officers, Transportation, Amtrak, U.S. Congress

    12. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 2 cars of Metra equipment train derail, no one hurt

    Two cars of a 6-car Metra equipment train came off the tracks tonight near Union Station in the West Loop Gate neighborhood.
    Two cars of a 6-car Metra equipment train came off the tracks tonight near Union Station in the West Loop Gate neighborhood. No injuries have occurred and no passengers were on the train when the two cars derailed about 5:30 p.m. near Washington Street,...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Amtrak, Railway Accidents

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