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Metra gets an earful from aldermen


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Chicago aldermen on Monday laid the groundwork for Metra to get $850,000 in tax-increment-financing funds to engineer improvements to seven grade crossings in Fulton Market, but not before giving the commuter rail agency an earful about neighborhood neglect.
During a Finance Committee meeting, a parade of aldermen demanded to know why Metra is talking about upgrading the seven crossings and building a new Fulton Market Station on the Near West Side while property owned by Metra outside the Central Business District is in such sorry shape.
“I’m glad to see you’re making an investment near downtown. But I’m not gonna support this with a `yes’ vote until I see Metra do better in my own neighborhood,” said Budget Committee Chairman Pat Dowell (3rd). ....

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