Riders on Chicago Transit Authority trains and buses can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend, and so can travelers on Metra trains and Pace buses. So can Chicago’s tourist and entertainment industry ...

The transit bill passed early Friday (Oct. 31) by Illinois legislators doesn’t just address the financial needs and governing ...

As Chicagoans sound the alarm over potentially crippling cuts to the CTA, suburban counties are hitting the gas on their own ...

October 31, 2025 - Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit funding and reform bill creating a unified Northern Illinois Transit Authority, following Eno’s recommendations to secure ...

2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African ...