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After months of grave warnings by Chicago-area transit leaders, unions and commuters, the Illinois General Assembly passed a ...
The $55 billion budget plan unveiled Friday night by Democratic leadership would include new taxes on gambling as well as ...
A version of the bill passed in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. But the House adjourned early Sunday ...
A bill to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Senate 32-22 shortly before midnight, but the measure — and its ...
Illinois lawmakers consider a toll hike and other measures to address an expected $771 million financial shortfall for ...
Chicago-area transit operations will face draconian cuts to service in the next fiscal year after Illinois legislators on ...
The Senate approved a measure reforming regional transit and providing funding to avoid a fiscal cliff, but the House does ...
Legislators were seemingly on board with the latest plan to reform the Chicago-area transit system — but miles apart on how ...
The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...
The delivery tax replaces previous revenue streams loathed by the suburbs and labor, but faces resistance of its own.
With COVID-era funding set to dry up, Illinois officials are scrambling to address public transit concerns, with one new plan drawing intense scrutiny.
A Blue Line station parts of the train route are shut down on Chicago's West Side on Friday morning. Chicago Transit ...