With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours ...

A longtime purveyor of the dangerous practice in Chicago tends to agree, pointing to the deaths and injuries on the New York ...

Fare hikes anticipated on Metra, Pace and the CTA are off the menu for 2026 following passage of a transit rescue bill, ...

New taxes buy the Chicago Transit Authority some time, but state lawmakers failed fix anything that led to the crisis. Here ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...

Illinois state lawmakers unveiled a massive $1.5 billion funding package for the Chicago area’s transit system. Proponents ...

Riders on Chicago Transit Authority trains and buses can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend, and so can travelers on Metra ...

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.

Chicago transit riders can expect to pay higher fares in the coming months as both the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Metra move forward with fare increases due to ongoing financial strain.

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 legislation averts proposed service cuts and fare hikes with $1.5 billion in funding for Chicago’s public transit network ...