The heart of the transit funding package is a decision to use all state motor fuel sales taxes to fund mass transit instead of sending that cash to the Road Fund.

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 road was never completed, largely due to the “financial revulsion” of 1873 and the resistance of the Housatonic Railroad.

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

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.

For decades, these colossal trains carried elephants, acrobats, and tents across America. They brought magic to every ...

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

In an overnight marathon session, the Illinois General Assembly has passed a massive $1.5 billion bill to address a looming ...

A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package ...

The Illinois legislature has passed a package of funding measures to support Chicago-area transit agencies, while also ...

Shinty has reached new heights after a 12-year-old player made it to Everest Base Camp with his caman - and even had time to ...