Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session. If Governor JB Pritzker signs it, ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a ...

Coming into October, transit districts from Chicago to Springfield were staring down the side of a fiscal cliff. Costs are up ...

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

Illinois lawmakers last week signed off on a sweeping $1.5 billion transit funding package that reshapes how the CTA, Metra and Pace are run and funded. The plan also creates what’s called the ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion transit funding bill without large statewide tax increases that were previously ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus deficit next year that would likely result in major cuts ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

Illinois state lawmakers passed a new $1.5 billion transit funding package without increasing taxes statewide. Senate Bill ...

Lawmakers hope to clear the transit bill Wednesday during the General Assembly's veto session, though it's not clear if ...

The bill would use tolls and gas taxes to expand rail and bus service. Republicans criticized the deal for taking money from ...