Philadelphia’s experience is a cautionary tale. One recent estimate suggests that home values near transit could fall by nearly $7 billion; that means a slashing of tax revenue that funds schools, ...

SPRINGFIELD — With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the predawn hours Friday muscled through a $1.5 billion plan that diverts revenue ...

Illinois state lawmakers missed the deadline to close the $770 million budget gap for the CTA before the end of the fiscal year. If the budget gap is not filled, Chicago area-wide transit could face ...

A Chicago Transit Authority train in a station. The transit bill passed by Illinois lawmakers early Friday morning will avert the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area transit agencies. The legislation, SB ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Gov. JB Pritzker sounded an optimistic note that a mass ...

A recent Crain’s editorial argued that the transit reform flameout in the Illinois General Assembly was “probably for the best.” Better to have a well-thought-out solution than the usual patchwork ...

The Chicago Transit Authority has boosted police presence on the public transport system after President Donald Trump's administration renewed funding-cut threats over security.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday threatened to withhold transit funding for Chicago trains and buses, and demanded more police protection, citing an incident ...