The new money will start kicking in June 1, when the RTA is replaced by NITA, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which ...

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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 ...

It’s been just over three years since I moved from the Chicago area, but I see not much has changed. When push comes to shove regarding mass transit, it continues to be “the heck with the suburbs” and ...

Regional transportation officials agreed Thursday to transfer $74 million from Pace and Metra to the CTA in an effort to delay catastrophic transit cuts in Chicago next year. After an at-times lively ...

A city bus running along Dodge Avenue every Sunday is a new sight for Evanston residents, and the addition is just one of the Regional Transportation Authority’s recent additions to the city’s public ...

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 ...