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

The 26-year-old man was found unresponsive Monday on the street in the 3400 block of North Ashland Avenue, Chicago police ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus deficit next year that would likely result in major cuts to bus and rail service at the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.

Illinois lawmakers recently approved $1.5 billion in new funding for public transportation agencies “without large statewide ...

Article Summary A new transit funding bill passed Thursday night raises $1.5 billion for public transportation agencies, mostly in the ...

Democratic operative Patrick Gaspard, who once advised Barack Obama, is aiding Zohran Mamdani’s campaign and sees many similarities in their political rises.

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

A long-awaited train connecting Chicago with the Quad Cities is a big step closer to reality after a massive transit bill ...

A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package ...

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.

Losers in the massive $1.5 billion package enacted to avoid the so-called “financial cliff” for mass transit are motorists, mainly those in the suburbs surrounding Chicago.

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