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 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to put city government veteran William Cheaks on the frontline of the struggle to move drivers, public transit riders and cyclists through Chicago’s streets as ...

Defiant commuters packed a town hall meeting at Malcolm X College on September 25 to oppose planned cuts by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). CTA officials presented residents with a grim set of ...

Chicago-area public transportation agencies won’t need to raise fares, cut routes or lay off workers next year after state lawmakers approved a bill overhauling public transit, the head of the ...

As Chicago-area public transit faces the prospect of major cuts next summer, it’s worth looking at the experience of Philadelphia, the first major U.S. city to go off the so-called transit “fiscal ...

(The Center Square) – A former U.S. transportation secretary says Downstate Illinois residents should help fund Chicago transit, but a Metro East lawmaker disagrees. The Illinois General Assembly is ...

Suit calls funding freeze an act of political retaliation Chicago has second-largest US public transit system March 20 (Reuters) - The Chicago Transit Authority sued President Donald Trump's ...

Public transportation for people with disabilities is the difference between a life of isolation and full independence. Right now, for those who live in the Chicago region, independence is on the line ...

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When the General Assembly met in late October for its veto session, one of the most critical matters on its agenda was passing legislation to pull the Chicago region’s mass transit system back from ...

The reorganization of regional public transit is underway. The new Northern Illinois Transit Authority officially replaces the Regional Transportation Authority on June 1. More than just a name change ...