A pair of state lawmakers on Wednesday said they’re looking for solutions to the regions transit woes that will serve ...

Thanks to a largely unnoticed technical move by the outgoing Biden administration, a planned bus rapid transit project along Bailey Avenue may avoid the budget ax being wielded by congressional ...

Chicago transit systems are facing a budget shortfall after Illinois lawmakers failed to pass any substantial transit funding legislation. ... This could spell the shutdown of half of CTA’s rail lines ...

The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace contend they need $1.5 billion in annual funding to avoid a collective $771 million 2026 shortfall and to fund needed infrastructure improvements.

A long-running federal anti-violence program will be expanding to downtown Chicago and mass transit for the first time this summer, enhancing the investigation and prosecution of gun crimes, drug ...

Mayor Johnson suggests state lawmakers raise taxes on ultra-rich for transit funding 00:49. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a ...

Illinois' General Assembly sent nothing to Gov. JB Pritzker on public transit before its legislative session ended this weekend, pushing Chicago-area transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff.

Chicago’s plight mirrors transit disasters nationwide. Philadelphia’s SEPTA proposes 45 percent service cuts and a 9:00 p.m. rail curfew. San Francisco and New York face similar shortfalls.

The Chicago mayor adding that there needs to be a sense of urgency after lawmakers failed to come up with a plan to fund mass transit. Chicago is looking at a projected budget shortfall of more ...

The Chicago Transit Authority’s Pride Train will return to the Red Line this month, marking the eighth year of the agency’s Pride month tradition.

Beyond the jokes about Uber inventing bus lines are serious questions about what its shuttle service will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.

It's unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal pandemic aid runs out. But the feared 40% “doomsday” service cuts ...