A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state’s motor fuel tax and interest from the Road Fund – funding historically used to fix roads – to public transportation. Republican and downstate ...
On the Daily Gist, reporter John Pletz sketched out the big ideas reformers are pushing, from modest governance changes to ...
A Chicago Transit Authority train in a station. The transit bill passed by Illinois lawmakers early Friday morning will avert the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area transit agencies. The legislation, SB ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the General Assembly met in late October for its veto session, one of the most critical matters on its agenda was passing ...
A Chicago Transit Authority Train known as the “L” makes a turn on the system’s “Loop” in downtown Chicago on Sept. 10, 2025. A yearslong effort to overhaul and improve funding for Chicago’s public ...
With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure priorities in the Chicago area, a public transportation bill recently approved in ...
While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure priorities in the Chicago area, a public transportation bill recently ...