February 10, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Chicago-area residents are dealing with the bitter cold Monday, especially those who commute. For Metra riders, cold-weather delays have been all too common this winter, and now, state lawmakers want to know why. The Illinois House Mass Transit Committee scheduled a hearing Monday to…
Read MoreBY ROSALIND ROSSI Transportation Reporter January 15, 2014 12:38PM The chairman of the RTA Wednesday ordered a “post-mortem” on weather delays endured by Metra train riders last week, while lawmakers scheduled a hearing on the same topic. The double-whammy of scrutiny erupted just as Metra had seemed to have put…
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By Kate Thayer, Tribune reporter 4:52 pm, January 4, 2014 A few weeks after his plane was shot down near Syria in late 1983, captured U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Robert Goodman recalls hearing of efforts back home to coordinate his release. His captor explained to him that “Jackson” was meeting…
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Veterans who served in all branches of the United States military were honored Saturday at the American Legion Hall, 17034 Page Ave. in Hazel Crest, IL. Local, state and federal elected officials, many of whom served in the armed forces, celebrated the military veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day. “Veteran’s…
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The Illiana Expressway took a big step forward Thursday when a regional planning committee voted to include it in the Chicago area’s long-range comprehensive plan, which qualifies the project for federal funds. The Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee voted 11-8 to place the 47-mile tollway in the Go to 2040…
Read MoreControversial highway could be boon or boondoggle September 20, 2013|By Richard Wronski, Chicago Tribune reporter A showdown looms on the Illiana Corridor, a pet project of Gov. Pat Quinn, who touts the proposed superhighway as a jobs-generating engine for the state’s economy, but which opponents charge could be a billion-dollar…
Read MoreBy Phil Kadner [email protected] September 18, 2013 8:30PM Dubbing the Southland “Forgotonia,” state Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields) and a delegation of area legislators on Wednesday launched a battle to rescue the beleaguered Illiana Expressway project. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning — which oversees planning for the seven-county metro…
Read MoreCHICAGO (CBS) — The Regional Transportation Authority board has called Metra’s chairman to appear at a special meeting July 10 to discuss the decision by the commuter rail agency’s board to approval a controversial severance agreement with CEO Alex Clifford. Play – WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Roberts The RTA is…
Read MoreBy Dave Dahl – Illinois Radio Network “I quit.” “OK, here’s $750,000.” That’s probably not what happened at your place of employment, but – not in so many words – it could be the scenario that awaits Alex Clifford, who has resigned as executive director of the Chicago-area commuter train…
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Hazel Crest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields) issued the following statement in response to the announced resignation of Metra’s CEO, Alex Clifford: “Recently, the Executive Director of Metra resigned from his position. Situations like this are not always easy; for the Metra board, the staff, and others. But,…
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