A legislative hearing called to discuss funding issues facing Chicago Public Schools made clear the problems but produced little in the way of solutions.

The city is facing up to its own massive transit deficit, caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic aid and exacerbated by ridership numbers ...

Fiscal differences remain as Illinois lawmaker urges for transit special session - “State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call ...

A 2024 law change in Illinois is turning out to have ramifications for the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area transit agencies.

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

Car, bike, public transit: What’s the best way to get around town? Who would win in a race between commuters in a car, on a bike and riding the Chicago Transit Authority?

One of the main legislators trying to keep Illinois mass transit from going over a fiscal cliff told an Evanston audience on Wednesday night that lawmakers have a “complete commitment” to resolving ...

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will allow three students from Corliss Early College STEM High School in Chicago to document the early stages of construction on the 5.5-mile Red Line Extension ...

Jul. 16—The Anchorage School District has begun laying off employees after the Trump administration froze $14 million in education funding meant for the district, according to a letter sent by ...

WalletHub writer and analyst Chip Lupo said Chicago and St. Louis trail only Seattle and Boston. “Illinois is overall one of the hardest-hit states by inflation.

Milwaukee transit lands $21M federal funding for north-south MCTS bus corridor Vanessa Swales Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 0:00 ...

AP Chicago-area candidates file funding reports in crowded congressional races as Jesse Jackson Jr. gears for comeback effort ...