Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session, delivering $1.5 billion in new funding for mass transit systems across the state, and creating a new ...

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That scenario seems to be in the rearview mirror.

Last week was not the first time Coast Guard Island in the Oakland Estuary has been in the spotlight related to the federal ...

House lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session. If Governor JB Pritzker signs it, it ...

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

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have said the effort targets criminals staying in the country illegally. But ...

Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) sits down with ChicagoLIVE's Anita Blanton to break down the newly passed transit bill that secures ...

A bill that would raise the cost of Illinois tolls was passed Friday and sent to Gov. Pritzker to be signed into law. Here's ...

An active duty U.S. Marine kidnapped a 12-year-old girl from Indiana to sexually assault her, then rode a bus with her to North Carolina, where he was arrested, the FBI said.

State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously ...

BRAMPTON, ON, Oct. 31, 2025 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the City of Brampton are investing over $183 million to purchase 136 new buses for Brampton ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...