With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours Friday muscled through a $1.5 billion plan that diverts state gas tax and road fund revenue for mass transit,

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 Chicago’s transit future and avert a fiscal crisis.

A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package deliveries that were part of previous plans.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Democrats began pushing Tuesday for their own plan to provide an overhaul of the Chicago region’s mass transit systems, holding firm against plans to install a new fee on food deliveries and a real estate transfer tax and floating a menu of potential options to raise $1.

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

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Illinois House Democrats hope to pass a $1.5 billion Chicago transit funding and reform plan during the final days of session, but the measure faces a tough road ahead with

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 billion in revenue through various new taxes, due to opposition from Illinois