January 11th, 2008
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 'Happy ending' for CTA?
4:00 AM, Jan 11, 2008 - Key Illinois lawmakers appeared ready Thursday to back Gov. Blagojevich's surprise offering of free bus and train fare for senior citizens in order to avert a Jan. 20 meltdown of the Chicago Transit Authority. His move to end the bitter transit-funding dispute came after the House and Senate narrowly approved a bailout package boosting the sales tax in Cook and the collar counties.
BY DAVE MCKINNEY AND JACLYN BRENNING Sun-Times Springfield Bureau Click here to read the article... |
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