Illinois General Assembly passes transit funding bill overnight, raising $1.5 billion for CTA, Metra, Pace

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...
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Illinois lawmakers pass $1.5 billion transit funding plan to bail out CTA, Metra, and Pace

Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session, delivering $1.5 billion in new funding for mass transit systems across the state, and creating a new ...

Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders.

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...
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CTA Saved From Massive Cuts As State Lawmakers Pass $1.5 Billion Funding Bill For Local Transit

The $1.5 billion funding package also creates a new regional governing body for the system: the Northern Illinois Transit ...

Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit

With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours ...

CTA calls for feedback on plans to upgrade to bus service on 5 major Chicago corridors

The Bus Priority Corridor Study will explore ways to make bus travel faster, more convenient, and more comfortable on five ...

Letters: We need the Illinois General Assembly to take action on mass transit now

Right now, Illinois is facing a transit fiscal cliff. By 2027, the CTA, Metra and Pace are projected to face a combined $834 ...