Transit agencies have warned that they would have to dramatically slash service if legislators don’t find funding to plug the ...

With COVID-era funding set to dry up, Illinois officials are scrambling to address public transit concerns, with one new plan drawing intense scrutiny.

The measure, filed late Wednesday night, features a new menu of revenue sources to help keep Chicago-area buses and trains ...

The bill would replace the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees CTA, Metra, and Pace, with a new entity called ...

Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to restructure Chicago area transit agencies — but the bill does not address the $770 million shortfall that could lead to significant cuts in service.

A new plan to reform public transit that emerged Wednesday in the General Assembly would establish the Northern Illinois ...

Illinois lawmakers head into the final days of their spring session looking for ways to close a substantial gap in the state ...

Illinois lawmakers say they’re aiming to pass legislation by the end of the month that would avoid a fiscal cliff for transit ...

Public transit workers in Chicago are pushing for residents to ask their legislators for more funding to avert a significant ...

They are calling for bold action by May 31: a $1.5 billion annual investment in sustainable funding to ensure a safer, ...

A union-supported group called the Labor Alliance for Public Transit has put ... is not a good idea.” Chicago’s mayor-run system carries some 85 percent of the area’s transit trips—but ...

Public concerns have reverberated ... Without immediate state or federal intervention, the Chicago metropolitan area could lose 40 percent of its transit services by 2026. Rail lines would be ...