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.

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 ...

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 ...

Transit reform can support Illinois riders and taxpayers. These seven principles outline a path to affordability, ...

Lawmakers hope to clear the transit bill Wednesday during the General Assembly's veto session, though it's not clear if ...

The Regional Transportation Authority Board said the budget gap they're facing in 2026 is now significantly lower at $200 million instead of nearly $800 million as projected earlier this year. The RTA ...

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

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

The Bus Priority Corridor Study will explore ways to make bus travel faster, more convenient, and more comfortable on five ...

SCOTUS majority declines to give ‘barest form of mercy’ as National Guard ruling awaits Owners of 1960s home remove kitchen ...

Regional transit agencies have seen their budget gap decrease from $771 million to $202 million. But if that budget hole is ...

The Chicago Marathon’s 26.2-mile course is flat, fast and ready to welcome more than 53,000 runners this Sunday.