That would take a substantial bite out of the projected $771 million shortfall in annual funding for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace rail and bus services once the pandemic-era relief ...

Philadelphia is facing a massive transit deficit caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic ...

Following comments about the station, its past, and role for the future, Pritzker took questions from reporters on a variety ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed his seventh state budget, balanced as he promised with cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts but leaving for future months the battle over one major spending ...

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The Chicago mayor adding that there needs to be a sense of urgency after lawmakers failed to come up with a plan to fund mass transit.

With federal COVID-19 funding expiring at the end of the year, the transit agencies are facing a $770 million dollar shortfall in 2026. Without new funding from the state, the agencies have warned ...

Chicago’s plight mirrors transit disasters nationwide. Philadelphia’s SEPTA proposes 45 percent service cuts and a 9:00 p.m. rail curfew. San Francisco and New York face similar shortfalls.

Pace would be forced to eliminate all weekend service and all weekday service after 8 p.m. Mayor Johnson says there have been "conversations" around tax on wealthy for Chicago transit funding ...

Roughly 50,000 people are expected in Chicago for the DNC, and local leaders are keen to buff up Chicago's pandemic-dinged image as Chicago's transit system overall ridership sat at 60% of pre ...

The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace are facing a potential $770 million shortfall after Illinois lawmakers failed to pass any substantial transit funding legislation by the end of their ...

Mayor Johnson suggests state lawmakers raise taxes on ultra-rich for transit funding Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a transit ...