(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 23, 2011.)
CHICAGO — One year after the downfall of longtime Metra boss Phil Pagano, top officials say the commuter rail agency has emerged from its “darkest hour” and is on track toward recovery and reform.
A replacement crew has taken the controls at Metra, led by a transplanted Los Angeles transit executive who came aboard in February promising change. Many of the key staffers who reported to Pagano have left the agency.
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