SPRINGFIELD — Over the past several months, conversations in the Illinois Capitol about public transit have largely centered around a $770 million fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area agencies and ...

An Illinois state senator from Chicago has urged for a special legislative session to be called to fund public transit, but a ...

(The Center Square) – Chicago mass transit agencies are warning of service cuts and layoffs now that the Illinois legislature has failed to approve a funding plan. The Regional Transit Authority ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Minutes before the clock hit midnight and the calendar flipped to June 1, the Illinois Senate advanced a much-watched legislative proposal to reform and fund public ...

How Illinois transit systems would avert cuts in 2026 is still under discussion, but an overlooked aspect is a law change lawmakers approved in 2024.

Fiscal differences remain as Illinois lawmaker urges for transit special session - “State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call ...

A 2024 law change in Illinois is turning out to have ramifications for the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area transit agencies.

SPRINGFIELD — With two days left in the legislative session, lawmakers in Springfield announced a pair of plans for how to reform Chicagoland transit agencies after two years of debate, ...

State legislation to reform and fund regional transit is in danger of collapsing due to disagreements over how to fund the effort, but the lead Senate sponsor says to stay tuned to the final hours ...

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent reduction in service and 3,000 layoffs.

(The Center Square) – Chicago mass transit agencies are warning of service cuts and layoffs now that the Illinois legislature has failed to approve a funding plan.