But the early pushback offers a glimpse of the issues likely to come to the forefront as the Chicago area’s three public transit agencies face a looming $730 million budget hole once federal ...

Under an expected measure, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace would combine into a single system in hopes of resolving funding issues, as well as providing more reliable and safer services.

Plan for Action for Regional Transit books on a table for guests during a news conference spotlighting proposed solutions to the northeastern Illinois’ transit funding crisis at the Old Post ...

CHICAGO — It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing Tuesday as activists, transit experts and lobbyists hung on the words of the region’s transit agency chiefs.

Public transit has become an increasingly contentious issue in Chicagoland as the Regional Transportation Authority — the funding body which oversees Pace suburban bus routes, Metra regional ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signs budget amid federal funding uncertainty, unaddressed transit issues Olivia Olander, Jeremy Gorner, A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune Mon, June 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM UTC ...

Chicagoans rallied on Saturday to advocate for public transit funding throughout Illinois as the state faces a multi-million ...

The Plan of Action for Regional Transit asks lawmakers for $1.5 billion of new operating support for transit and at least $400 million annually of complementary capital investments.

Amid calls for consolidation from Springfield, Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and local sources and more RTA ...

CHICAGO — It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing Tuesday as activists, transit experts and lobbyists hung on the words of the region’s transit agency chiefs. Public ...

State lawmakers are spending this spring’s legislative session debating how to solve a $771 million funding gap the Chicago area’s public transportation agencies face in 2026.

City Transit Fights Funding Shortfalls. Squeeze on Chicago Is Familiar Story. April 16, 2005. By Mike Colias. CHICAGO -- They are as ubiquitous here as skyscrapers and hot dog joints: ...