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

Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion public transit funding package early Friday, averting a looming "fiscal cliff" ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...

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

Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill to fund Chicago area mass transit, which would raise $1.5 billion in revenue ...

Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside Democrat, said lawmakers gave the Regional Transportation Authority power to raise the ...

In an overnight marathon session, the Illinois General Assembly has passed a massive $1.5 billion bill to address a looming ...

With the annual veto session in Springfield drawing to a close on Thursday, Illinois lawmakers are racing to figure out how ...

The $1.5 billion funding package also creates a new regional governing body for the system: the Northern Illinois Transit ...

The Illinois legislature has passed a package of funding measures to support Chicago-area transit agencies, while also restructuring those agencies. The 1,043-page Senate Bill 2111 will wipe out the ...