With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours ...

October 31, 2025 - Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit funding and reform bill creating a unified Northern ...

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

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

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.

Illinois state lawmakers unveiled a massive $1.5 billion funding package for the Chicago area’s transit system.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Democrats began pushing Tuesday for their own plan to provide an overhaul of the Chicago ...

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

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

Illinois House Democrats hope to pass a $1.5 billion Chicago transit funding and reform plan during the final days of session ...