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Proposed sales tax hike would fund transportation projects, more

November 25, 2014

Would you pay 25 cents more on a $100 purchase to put a bridge over the Fox River? Or repair a CTA line? Or build a road near O'Hare to relieve congestion? The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning hopes you will, and is set on convincing lawmakers to raise the regional sales tax to generate $300 million a year for transportation, water and open space projects in northeastern Illinois.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141124/news/141129269/
 
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