Governor Rod Blagojevich did end up meeting with some top lawmakers about mass transit funding as service cuts and fare increases loom for Chicago-area commuters.
It happened after the governor's office canceled a morning meeting because House Speaker Michael Madigan and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley declined the invitation due to prior commitments.
Blagojevich spokeswoman Abby Ottenhoff said later in an e-mail that the governor went ahead and met with Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Senate President Emil Jones.
Madigan and Daley left a Wednesday meeting between lawmakers and the governor to try to hammer out a deal that's been hampered by contentious relations between lawmakers and the governor.
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