Bad Burrowing Causes Furrowing of Brows in Chicago

Construction crews tunneling toward each other to connect City Hall and the State of Illinois Center with an underground walkway met in the middle to discover the two tunnels did not line up, it was reported today.

The state’s portion of the “pedway” is nine inches lower than the city’s segment and off by eight inches horizontally, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The engineering gaffe carries a $309,669 price tag, which the city says it will pick up despite claiming that the state is to blame.

“It’s embarrassing,” said John C. Hill, the city’s coordinating architect. “Professionals aren’t supposed to make mistakes like this.”