Long-awaited Chicago-to-Moline train could soon become a reality

A long-awaited train connecting Chicago with the Quad Cities is a big step closer to reality after a massive transit bill ...
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Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases

SPRINGFIELD – State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases ...

Editorial: Springfield’s adults in the room averted horrific transit taxes, but we still have questions

Riders on Chicago Transit Authority trains and buses can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend, and so can travelers on Metra ...
WBEZ

Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus deficit next year that would likely result in major cuts to bus and rail service at the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.

Latest Chicago transit funding plan appears to avoid statewide tax increases

A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package ...

'Dial-a-ride' networks fill gaps in public transit in suburban communities

As Chicagoans sound the alarm over potentially crippling cuts to the CTA, suburban counties are hitting the gas on their own ...

Gov. JB Pritzker skeptical about House Democrats’ tax and fee plans to address public transit

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday poured cold water on Illinois House Democrats’ latest tax and fee proposals to overhaul the ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Pritzker signals transit bailout hasn't gone off the rails — yet

Pritzker dismissed several funding proposals unveiled by the House yesterday, including an untested wealth tax on ...