Chicago-area public transportation agencies won’t need to raise fares, cut routes or lay off workers next year after state lawmakers approved a bill overhauling public transit, the head of the ...

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Say More’ explores what a $1.5 billion overhaul approved in Springfield will look like for transit riders in Chicago’s city ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn ...

The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors expressed feelings ranging from frustration to hopelessness during a board meeting Thursday, as time winds down in Springfield for lawmakers ...

When the General Assembly met in late October for its veto session, one of the most critical matters on its agenda was passing legislation to pull the Chicago region’s mass transit system back from ...

Last month, Bethany MaGee was set on fire while riding a CTA train. A man was stabbed and robbed on Thanksgiving Day on a CTA train. Violence on the CTA this year reached its second-highest level ...

Officers started making appearances on platforms in groups of six to eight this week in the CTA's new Transit Rider ...

Chicago’s public transit agencies will not have to raise fares, lay off workers or cut services next year after state lawmakers approved new funding. The public transit reform bill passed last week ...