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With Chicago's mayoral election looming, time running out for Elon Musk's high-speed tunnel to O'Hare

CHICAGO - With Chicago's mayoral election looming at the end of the month, time is running out for the Emanuel administration to reach a contract with Elon Musk to build a high-tech rapid transit system between the Loop and O'Hare International Airport.

Most candidates to replace Emanuel for mayor are either lukewarm about the project or hostile to it. If the city does not get a contract with the billionaire entrepreneur soon and

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