If the fare hikes of 25 cents per ride are approved by the agency’s board, it will be the first time the CTA has raised ...

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The administration plans to revoke federal funding over what it calls “discriminatory, illegal, and wasteful contracting ...

Lawmakers return to Springfield for their veto session aiming to pass funding to prop up the state's transit system.

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 ...

If Illinois were a family, it would have 1,313 siblings – its cities, towns and villages. One of them is a trainwreck, repeatedly in crisis, addicted and constantly asking the rest of the family for ...

Public transit workers in Chicago rallied downtown Wednesday morning as a fiscal cliff that could bring deep cuts to public transportation looms ever closer. Workers at CTA, Metra and Pace stations ...