Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion plan to overhaul CTA, Pace, and Metra. Drivers will pay 45 cents more per toll to ...

Illinois lawmakers approved a new, $1.5 billion transit funding bill for public transportation agencies, mainly in the Chicago area, this week.

State leaders tout new legislation they say will make CTA, Metra, and Pace cleaner, safer, and more reliable — while ...

In 2011, after months of public hearings and detailed presentations, Illinois tollway directors took the controversial step ...

Illinois lawmakers moved quietly overnight on a major transportation bill that could reshape how the state funds and manages transit.

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

Don't click on it, officials say. It's a scam -- and it may contain a glaring typo. A recent text obtained by NBC Chicago ...

The toll booth of the Fort Madison Bridge is shown. The bridge’s owner and operator, BNSF Railway, has announced the toll to ...

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Illinois state lawmakers passed a new $1.5 billion transit funding package without increasing taxes statewide. Senate Bill 2111, supported only by Democrats in the legislature, addresses a $230 ...