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Illinois legislators left Springfield without funding public transit (for now). Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra, Pace.
Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for ...
Public transit funding bill missed a big deadline. What happens next?
It's unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal ...
Illinois’s $55 billion budget approved with less than 48 hours for public review
Some state Republicans, who are in the minority in both chambers of the statehouse, lobbed criticism at the quick nature of ...
Illinois lawmakers pass $55 billion state budget, but fail to approve mass transit funding before end of spring session
The $55 billion budget plan unveiled Friday night by Democratic leadership would include new taxes on gambling as well as ...
Illinois lawmakers pass budget with tax hikes on tobacco, gambling — but adjourn without transit, Bears stadium
Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...
Illinois legislative leaders discuss next steps for failed transit reform push
“The funding doesn't run out until Dec. 31 of this year,” House Speaker Chris Welch, D-Hillside, told Capitol News Illinois ...
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Legislative leaders discuss next steps for failed transit reform push
Both the RTA and Chicago Transit Authority have meetings scheduled next week where talks will presumably focus on how the ...
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Illinois lawmakers adjourn, hanging transit out to dry
The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...
Illinois lawmakers fail to pass legislation to fund mass transit
Chicago mass transit agencies are warning of service cuts and layoffs now that the Illinois legislature has failed to approve ...
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What’s next after transit rescue dies in Illinois House, and what caused the meltdown? Lawmakers explain
Legislation to save public transit from a $771 million budget shortfall passed the Illinois Senate Saturday but fizzled in the House, leaving concerns about massive cuts to Metra, Pace and the CTA.
Illinois lawmakers pass $55.2B budget with new taxes, immigrant health cuts, no transit funding
A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...