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  • Amid the state budget stalemate, labor costs of Chicago's Metra trains rose 32 percent

    Oct 5, 2017 12:00 pm by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News
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    Chicago Tribune (Oct. 5) It's a result of underfunding infrastructure, says Illinois professor Robert Bruno. 'These public agencies are getting by with chewing gum and masking tape and a little wire'