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Illinois House Democrats float transit funding plan

Illinois House Democrats float transit funding plan, but Gov. JB Pritzker says "it's not going forward"

With the annual veto session in Springfield drawing to a close on Thursday, Illinois lawmakers are racing to figure out how to avoid massive cuts to the Chicago area's public transit systems.

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Illinois House Democrats introduce new transit funding plan, eye billionaire and entertainment taxes

Crain's Chicago Business · 10h

Pritzker says House transit-funding bill is a non-starter

Illinois PolicyOpinion

Chicago-area Transit crisis: 7 principles to guide Illinois transportation reform

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

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Illinois lawmakers push $1.5B public transit bill to avert fiscal cliff

Illinois state lawmakers unveiled a massive $1.5 billion funding package for the Chicago area’s transit system.

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Pritzker pours cold water on latest Chicago transit bailout proposal

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

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Transit RSO Mobilizes Against CTA Funding Cuts as Local Transit Nears “Fiscal Cliff”

The UChicago Transit Enthusiasts and Explorers RSO has begun a campaign advocating against impending cuts to CTA services in ...

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Chicago Transit Authority proposes fare hikes as it stares down budget gap

“The service cuts we may be forced to make beginning in 2026 will be the single-largest transit service cut in the modern history of the Chicago Transit Authority,” the agency’s acting ...

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