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Chicago rail chief 'commits suicide' on train tracks  Phil
Pagano Investigators suspected Mr Pagano had paid himself an
improper "bonus"   Philip Pagano was under investigation over
alleged financial irregularities and was on paid leave.  The
board of the Metra system had been due to meet later on Friday
to determine his fate.  In his pocket, police found a manual
detailing procedures for handling a suicide on the railway,
officials said.  Mr Pagano had been executive director of the
Metra system, which serves the city of Chicago and its outlying
suburbs, since 1990.  State prosecutors and federal officials
had launched investigations into whether Mr Pagano had
improperly steered public funds to his personal coffers.  Metra
officials said last month that Mr Pagano had received an
unauthorised $56,000 "bonus" in addition to his $269,625 salary.
The agency does not award bonuses.  The Chicago Tribune reported
that Mr Pagano had stepped in front of a M