The transit bill passed early Friday (Oct. 31) by Illinois legislators doesn’t just address the financial needs and governing ...

October 31, 2025 - Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit funding and reform bill creating a unified Northern Illinois Transit Authority, following Eno’s recommendations to secure ...

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

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

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

Illinois state lawmakers passed a new $1.5 billion transit funding package without increasing taxes statewide. Senate Bill ...

State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously ...

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

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

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

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

The plan calls for raising the existing Regional Transportation Authority sales tax by 0.25 percentage points, to 1% in Lake, ...