Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders.

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit

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.

Woman, 31, charged with assaulting pregnant woman, boyfriend on Metro bus

A 31-year-old woman was charged Thursday with assaulting a pregnant woman and her boyfriend on a Metro Transit bus earlier ...
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Illinois House Democrats weigh new transit funding plan, eye billionaire and streaming taxes

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Democrats began pushing Tuesday for their own plan to provide an overhaul of the Chicago region’s mass transit systems, holding firm against plans to install a ...