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 ...

Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.

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 ...

This bill passed this morning after months of debate and last minute dealmaking. Democrats who sponsored it say it will ...

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

The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill to fund Chicago area mass transit. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices ...

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.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 31, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Halloween weather in Chicago: The ...

Illinois House Democrats hope to pass a $1.5 billion Chicago transit funding and reform plan during the final days of session ...

Looking for funding options to save the Chicago region’s transit systems from potentially crippling cuts, state lawmakers ...