Metra Board Approves 25 Percent Fare Hike
The Metra board Friday morning approved a fare hike package that will increase the cost of commuting on Metra trains an average of 25 percent starting...
The Metra board Friday morning approved a fare hike package that will increase the cost of commuting on Metra trains an average of 25 percent starting...
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Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011
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Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
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Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
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Chicago Public Radio | Tasha Flournoy | Posted 05.25.2011
The board of Metra commuter rail has approved its 2009 budget without any fare hikes. The agency already raised fares earlier this year by 10 percent....
Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 05.25.2011
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Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011
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Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 05.25.2011
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Posted 05.25.2011
The Red Line is running again after being stopped for nearly 30 minutes Friday morning when a woman fell on the tracks at the Cermak Station. The wom...
Mike Doyle | Posted 05.25.2011
So why aren't the most famous elevated trains on the planet--ours here in Chicago-- branded? What is the CTA waiting for? Can the agency not recognize the power of 116 years of brand recognition?
CTA Tattler | Posted 05.25.2011
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Chicago Sun-Times | Thomas Frisbie, Tim Novak, Mark J. Konkol and Natasha Korecki | Posted 05.25.2011
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