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Metra's first-ever real estate purchase of a Harvey hand sanitizer warehouse was a poor financial decision, transit agency board members said.
The Metra board has authorized a 3.7% pay raise for CEO Jim Derwinski, as the agency contines to face low ridership and stares down a looming fiscal cliff. Derwinski will now make $325,825, up from $314,200. The change, retroactive to January 2023, marks his third raise since the onset of the pandemic, after the board approved raises for 2021 and 2022. Prior to the pandemic Derwinski’s salary ...
Weeks after the Ventra ticketing app crashed just as Metra rolled out new fares, the company behind the app said the failure was tied to a lack of appropriate testing before the Metra changes took place. Metra board members blasted the company, Cubic, on Wednesday, saying the app failures were a disappointment and a hit to the rail agency’s reputation, especially as Metra is continuing to try ...
Metra leaders released a 2024 budget and fare plan Wednesday with significant changes to the railroad's ticketing and zone system.
Metra leaders question the ambitious Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning proposal to reinvent transit in the region.