Freedom of Information Act/Transparency

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FOIA Requests

Requests for information and public records of Metra may be submitted to any of Metra’s Freedom of Information Officers listed below: 

  • David DeYoung - FOIA Officer
  • Kathleen Haton - FOIA Officer
  • Renee Mazur - FOIA Officer

To contact any of Metra’s FOIA Officers, please email FOIA@metrarr.com, call 312-663-FOIA (3642), or send via mail to the following address:

Freedom of Information Office
547 W. Jackson Blvd.
15-E
Chicago, IL 60661

Copying Fees

There is no charge for a paper copy of the first 50 pages (black and white) of any documents requested; there is a charge of 15 cents per page thereafter.  For color copies, abnormal size copies, or copies of documents in electronic form that require special media (e.g., CD or DVD) to produce, an additional charge may apply. There is no charge for copies of documents in electronic form that can be produced via a simple email.

Subpoena Requests

Send all Subpoena requests to the following address:

Metra Law Department 
547 W. Jackson Blvd.
15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661

or email subpoenacomplianceLAW@metrarr.com 

RTA Regional Transparency Portal

The RTA Regional Transparency Portal provides data related to the expenditures, contracts, and employee information for the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace. The portal also includes safety data from the National Transit Database. All data on the portal is updated on a monthly basis. 

Portal Link

Unmanned Aerial System Operations

 

Transparency in Coverage: Machine-Readable Files for BlueCross BlueShield of IL and UnitedHealthcare

BlueCross BlueShield of IL
You will find the files via a “Machine Readable Files for Transparency in Coverage” link on bcbsil.com. The link will appear in the “Policy Documents” section under “Member Services”. This page also will include a User Guide for Fully Insured plans.

UnitedHealthcare
You will find the files via a “Machine Readable Files for Transparency in Coverage” link on https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/.  This page also will include a User Guide for Fully Insured plans.