That would take a substantial bite out of the projected $771 million shortfall in annual funding for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace rail and bus services once the pandemic-era relief ...

Following comments about the station, its past, and role for the future, Pritzker took questions from reporters on a variety ...

People rallied in downtown Chicago on Saturday to advocate for public transit funding throughout Illinois as the state faces a multi-million dollar fiscal cliff. The city’s sprawling network of trains ...

With no revenue resolution yet in sight, the service agencies — the CTA, Metra and Pace — need to begin contingency planning now.

Rally-goers in Chicago are urging Illinois lawmakers to fund public transit to prevent a $770 million shortfall and ...

Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin and host Amy Guth discuss news from the local housing market.

State Sen. Donald DeWitte, R-St. Charles, will not be seeking reelection in 2026, according to a recent announcement from the ...

A 2024 law change in Illinois is turning out to have ramifications for the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area transit agencies.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs budget amid federal funding uncertainty, unaddressed transit issues Olivia Olander, Jeremy Gorner, A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune Mon, June 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM UTC ...

With federal COVID-19 funding expiring at the end of the year, the transit agencies are facing a $770 million dollar shortfall in 2026. Without new funding from the state, the agencies have warned ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast ...

Mayor Johnson suggests state lawmakers raise taxes on ultra-rich for transit funding 00:49. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a ...