Pat Quinn 88% Toll Tax Hike Gives Metra Room to Hike Fares without Fear of Lost Customers

With the increase in gasoline and diesel prices, Metra already had a good excuse to raise commuter fares. But, with the 88% Toll Tax Hike, there is now even less possibility of losing railroad passengers to their cars. The Daily … Continue reading

Tribune Drives Metra Transparency for On-Time Stats

A bit ago, the Chicago Tribune ran an article showing that Metra, Chicago’s commuter rail operation’s transparency. Metra  brags about having over 95% of its trains on time, but some lines are well below that level, the Tribune found. Fortunately, … Continue reading

Metra Not Customer Friendly

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the RTA’s Metra commuter trains to and from Chicago are featured in a critical article on the front page of the Tribune today. The beef is that riders can’t access the internet on … Continue reading

Message of the Day – Contrasting Signs

When I was in Woodstock Monday, I saw two political signs. The first was that of State Senator Pam Althoff’s and State Rep. Mike Tryon’s. It was on Route 14 across from the proposed minor league baseball stadium site right … Continue reading

Message of the Day – Contrasting Signs

When I was in Woodstock Monday, I saw two political signs. The first was that of State Senator Pam Althoff’s and State Rep. Mike Tryon’s. It was on Route 14 across from the proposed minor league baseball stadium site right … Continue reading

John Kass Gives Email to Use to Write President Bush on George Ryan Commutation

John Kass has finally given the average guy and gal the tool to contact President George W. Bush concerning Democratic Party United States Senator Dick Durbin’s proposal for Bush to commute George Ryan’s over six-year sentence.“You can e-mail Bush at … Continue reading

John Kass Gives Email to Use to Write President Bush on George Ryan Commutation

John Kass has finally given the average guy and gal the tool to contact President George W. Bush concerning Democratic Party United States Senator Dick Durbin’s proposal for Bush to commute George Ryan’s over six-year sentence.“You can e-mail Bush at … Continue reading