If you switched to Metra to elude higher tolls that went into effect Jan. 1, you’re out of luck as of Wednesday. Metra fares will spike this week by an average of 30 percent for 10-ride tickets and 29 percent for monthly passes. The increase is intended to plug a budget hole of about $53 million. “It hurts,” BNSF passenger Jay Nicholson said Friday at the Downers Grove station.

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Coming at you this week — Metra fare hike