Lawmakers scrambled this weekend to undertake a significant overhaul of public transit in the Chicago area, but ultimately were unable to pass legislation to address a looming fiscal cliff. That ...

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A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois, train station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] ...

CHICAGO – Cities and states across the country are reckoning with a major funding crisis for mass transit, and Chicago has become the latest city to fall off its “fiscal cliff,” failing to guarantee ...

As Illinois lawmakers head back to Springfield for the fall veto session, a $200 million ‘transit cliff’ looms large. Transit advocates are pressing lawmakers to pass a plan to fill the budget hole ...

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News that the Regional Transportation Authority has slashed its forecasted 2026 fiscal cliff from $771 million to about $202 million is welcome news for riders, employers and taxpayers who rely on ...

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