Article posted: 9/14/2012 6:15 PM

Fracas over money leads to RTA gridlock

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BEV HORNE/bhorne@dailyherald.com A Metra train leaves the Wheaton train station. Old rivalries between the suburbs and Chicago erupted Friday as Regional Transportation Authority leaders feuded over who should get $6 million — Pace, Metra or the CTA.

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It's Chicago vs the suburbs again at an RTA board meeting as directors feud over who deserves $6 million -- the CTA, Pace or Metra. Squabbling gave way to gridlock Friday and RTA directors failed to approve revenue allocations that the three transit agencies need to finalize their 2013 budgets.

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