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7:38 PM, Apr 20, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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The Chicago Tribune reports that "Illinois is getting more stimulus money for road and bridge projects than any other state, federal and Illinois officials have said."

Now, I know what you're thinking: a Chicagoan president plus a Chicagoan chief of staff plus a ~~Chicagoan~~ Illinoisan Transportation secretary equals lots and lots of money for Illinois. But isn't it about time that you follow Obama's "demand that you shed your cynicism"?

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