Opinion

Editorial: Springfield’s adults in the room averted horrific transit taxes, but we still have questions

Riders on Chicago Transit Authority trains and buses can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend, and so can travelers on Metra trains and Pace buses. So can Chicago’s tourist and entertainment industry ...

'Dial-a-ride' networks fill gaps in public transit in suburban communities

As Chicagoans sound the alarm over potentially crippling cuts to the CTA, suburban counties are hitting the gas on their own ...

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 ...

Remember When Baseball Pitchers Used to Commute to the Mound by Car?

As the 2025 World Series continues, we look back at the odd tradition of the baseball bullpen car that is still a thing in ...