Also, Rahm’s “body man” is leaving City Hall for watch and leather goods company Shinola.
Tag: Metra
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The bridges that work for the city that works
They may look like relics, but vertical lift bridges are still surprisingly active.
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One primary race could be key to Illinois’s budget crisis, and other Chicago news
Also, body of missing tourist from London found on top of retired Metra train, and Hugh Hefner fights CPS budget cuts to his high school with donation.
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How to charge your cell phone on the CTA
Use caution if powering up your iPhone on Chicago Transit Authority property.
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Three families tell us why they ditched CPS
When push comes to shove, the city’s middle-class parents often shove off for the suburbs.
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And most days the sports section is just as big a downer
Read the morning paper at your own risk
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Mayor Rahm to north-side parents: Hush your mouths and you’ll get your money
Emanuel magically discovers some money for north-side schools in the hopes that the parents will shut up about larger cuts and other stuff—like a certain $55 million basketball/hotel TIF deal.
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Heads roll at Men’s Wearhouse and Metra, but what’s the why?
Ousters of top brass remain a mystery.
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To the burbs! Touring Barrington for the upcoming Chicagoland Bike Map
I rode my bike around the suburbs, all in the name of the upcoming 2013 Chicagoland Bike Map
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Englewood: bane of Amtrak
Somebody get Chicago railroads some DayQuil—they’re congested—as Amtrak shows
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Chicago is only the fourth most expensive place to park
Parking rates in Chicago are the nation’s fourth highest. The median rate to park all day downtown is $32, according to a new survey. It costs $41 to park all day in Manhattan, the most expensive place in the country. (Sun-Times) Police say a Minnesota city councilman, in an attempt to gain sympathy from voters, […]
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Suicide Cluster?
If it turns out that the Metra head killed himself, that would make the third recent suicide of a controversial local political figure.
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How Much Do Those Freeloading Seniors Really Cost Us?
“The region’s bus and rail systems are providing an average of 3.1 million free rides a month at a cost of at least $49 million a year.” — Chicago Tribune, October 30. “The least the three transit agencies [the CTA, Metra, and Pace] wanted last week was a lifting of the free rides for senior […]
