The new money will start kicking in June 1, when the RTA is replaced by NITA, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which ...

Jacobs is stepping into two critical I-290 projects in the Chicagoland area—can targeted bridge and tunnel work finally ...

Any bold idea for the future of Chicago and its transportation system should question the primacy of personal vehicles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois Democrats last week saved the Chicago Transit Authority from drastic cuts, and Mayor Brandon Johnson from taking further ...

The Chicago area's Regional Transporation Authority is calling for $1.5 billion in funding from state and local sources, including higher local sales taxes and rider fares. With Chicago-area transit ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Regional Transportation Authority on Wednesday pitched its plan to save public transit in Illinois—and it could cost passengers more money. The agency said the Chicago Transit ...

Metra is changing how some riders board trains starting today.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has made moves to fill out key positions in his cabinet.

CHICAGO – Cities and states across the country are reckoning with a major funding crisis for mass transit, and Chicago has become the latest city to fall off its “fiscal cliff,” failing to guarantee ...

Lawmakers scrambled this weekend to undertake a significant overhaul of public transit in the Chicago area, but ultimately were unable to pass legislation to address a looming fiscal cliff. That ...

Defiant commuters packed a town hall meeting at Malcolm X College on September 25 to oppose planned cuts by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). CTA officials presented residents with a grim set of ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois, train station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] ...