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 General Assembly passes transit funding bill overnight, raising $1.5 billion for CTA, Metra, Pace

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

Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus fiscal cliff next year that would likely result in major ...
Block Club Chicago

CTA Saved From Massive Cuts As State Lawmakers Pass $1.5 Billion Funding Bill For Local Transit

The $1.5 billion funding package also creates a new regional governing body for the system: the Northern Illinois Transit ...
Opinion

The road leading to state's mass transit package

The heart of the transit funding package is a decision to use all state motor fuel sales taxes to fund mass transit instead of sending that cash to the Road Fund.
The State Journal-Register

Illinois lawmakers pass $1.5B transit funding bill. What you need to know

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion transit funding bill without large statewide tax increases that were previously ...