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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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.
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Illinois legislature passes bill to fund Chicago-area transit

The Illinois legislature has passed a package of funding measures to support Chicago-area transit agencies, while also restructuring those agencies. The 1,043-page Senate Bill 2111 will wipe out the ...