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Metra train hits pedestrian on Milwaukee West Line
TribLocal - Schaumburg » NewsA pedestrian was struck and killed by an inbound Metra train on the Milwaukee District West line in west suburban Hanover Park this morning, officials …... -
NATO summit cost Metra $800,000 in lost revenue and security costs
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsThe NATO summit at McCormick Place cost Metra $800,000 in lost revenue from customers who stayed away and extra security expenses like bomb-sniffing dogs, the …... -
Feedback: Where do you write?
I write at my lake house looking out at the water for inspiration. — Sandra Machaj, McHenry I usually write in my easy chair, just feet away from my patio's glass door through which I can see green grass and trees. With a cup of strong Italian...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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Homewood fosters a strong sense of community
When former Chicagoan Anne Colton learned a friend had bought a house in Homewood, she and her girlfriends staged a tongue-in-cheek intervention. "No culture, no diversity, no arts," was Colton's impression of the south suburb 25 miles from the Loop....
Tags: Highway Transportation, Real Estate Buyers, Arts and Culture, Sports, Homes
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Taste of Chicago returns
It's safe to say that nobody knows what to expect from this year's Taste of Chicago.
Stripped down to five days from its usual 10, the number of food vendors trimmed to 40 (compared with 59 in 2011) and separated from its traditional Fourth of July...Tags: Millennium Park, Grant Park, Phil Vettel, Chicago Transit Authority, Tony Mantuano
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Metra set to appoint new chairman
Tribune reporterAfter more than a year of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Metra’s board is poised to name a new chairman to oversee the commuter rail agency. Brad O’Halloran, a village trustee from Orland Park, is expected to be the consensus choice of the...Tags: Orland Park, Republican Party
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Des Plaines goes with the flow
Special to the TribunePeople like to remark about the friendliness in Des Plaines -- even people who don't live here. Although home to about 57,000 people, "it's like a small town," says Jean Paxton, who lives on the North Shore but works in Des Plaines, running its iconic...Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, O'Hare International Airport, Realty, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Pace joins CTA in open-fare plans; both now wait for Metra
Tribune reporterThe Pace suburban bus system has jumped aboard a CTA pilot project to accept credit and debit cards for fare payment as early as next year. The CTA board approved an agreement with Pace Wednesday to piggyback on the CTA’s $454 million contract with...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Transportation
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Who will 'satisfy the customers' with coffee at Tinley Metra station?
Tribune reporterTinley Park’s spacious new train station at the 80th Avenue Metra stop offers commuters a nice space to wait for their trains, yet the elegant building is still missing one basic commuter necessity: coffee. Tinley Park completed a 5,400-square-...Tags: Services and Shopping, Travel, Commuting, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Event Planning
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by Metra train in Lombard
Metra train service on the Union Pacific West lines was delayed this morning after an inbound train struck a pedestrian in Lombard, officials said. Train No. 504, headed into Chicago from Elburn, struck a pedestrian near Grace and St. Charles Streets...
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Person struck, killed by Metra train on Union Pacific North Line
Metra trains were delayed more than two hours on the Union Pacific North Line after a person was struck and killed by a train near the Ravenswood stop on the North Side this afternoon, officials said. The person was hit and killed about 4:30 p.m. by...
Tags: Rogers Park, Union Pacific Corporation, Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA labor deal may avert fare hikes
Tribune reporterThe CTA signed a tentative labor contract Monday with its largest union, producing millions in savings that the agency's financial experts were analyzing into the night before a decision is made to table possible fare hikes next year, officials said. CTA...Tags: Collective Contract, Labor Legislation, Budgets and Budgeting, Chicago Transit Authority, Robert Kelly
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