The proposal would replace the Regional Transportation Authority​ — which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail, and Pace suburban buses.

Local transit agencies are facing a budget gap of nearly $800 million. The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to provide nearly double that amount and overhaul the systems but the House has not yet ...

Illinois' 2026 fiscal year started Tuesday, but more money for public transit is not in the budget, leaving transit leaders ...

Transit left hanging in Illinois state budget 03:14. Just minutes before a crucial midnight deadline Saturday night, Illinois state lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget plan for the ...

State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit as they discuss two bills to either merge the agencies or empower the Regional Transit Authority. But legislators have all but ...

The rideshare program has pitted disability advocates against organized labor, which sees the program as a way for Pace to ...

Illinois lawmakers to propose merging Chicago area’s transit agencies, amid CTA complaints and looming budget woes The proposal is part of a broader look at the future of transit, as the region ...

Overhaul of Chicago transit, delivery tax both stall out in House The bill could still be evaluated later this year, but would require a three-fifths vote to pass ...

The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend without plugging a $770 million hole in the transportation budget.

A substantial mass-transit bill signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will explore expanded reduced-fare service, require transit agencies to purchase emission-free buses and provide free transit ...

Lawmakers in Illinois have proposed legislation to consolidate the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority.