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Old Mar 25, 2014 | 9:57 am
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fairviewroad
 
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Originally Posted by MessyEater

There is one very small upside: In the past when the O'Hare station was closed, the shuttle buses were free. That means that you will pay your fare at the next station (Rosemont in this case). That also means you'll avoid paying the O'Hare tourist tax -- the fare at Rosemont is $2.25 rather than $5.
Yes, that's a minor upside but only for inbound travelers. Frankly I think I'd rather pay the $5 than mess with a shuttle bus.

Originally Posted by GUWonder

Hopefully it won't be too many weeks until they can stop shuttling people from the Rosemont station to the airport and can resume service on the track.
You think it might be weeks? I'd guess the Blue Line will be up and running to ORD by next Monday morning, if not before.
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