Illinois law generates $1.5B to save public transit from fiscal calamity

Public transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will get a $1.5 billion infusion to save it from financial disaster under a ...

Pritzker signs CTA/Metra/Pace overhaul that ‘makes transit safer and more reliable’

Fares will be collected under a unified system managed by a new, stronger Northern Illinois Transportation Authority.

Pritzker signs $1.5 billion transit bill raising taxes and tolls

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed $1.5 billion public transit-funding legislation, but Illinois consumers are expected to pay the ...
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Illinois governor signs bill boosting funds for Chicago transit

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday (Dec. 16) signed into law the legislation providing $1.5 billion in new funding for ...
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Illinois Enacts $1.5 Billion Plan to Stabilize Transit and Avoid Service Reductions

The new law will boost funding and restructure oversight of Chicago-area transit agencies as federal pandemic aid expires.

RTA board OKs its final Chicago area transit budgets

After approving the CTA, Metra and Pace budgets, some board members said those replacing them must prioritize the public's top concerns about transit: crime and safety, rising construction costs and ...

JB Pritzker signs transit bill that should avert major service cuts, but cautions that ‘transformation’ takes time

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday celebrated his enactment of a new law that advocates say will avert catastrophic service cuts on ...