public transportation

State lawmakers and Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns welcomed passage of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act and detailed its benefits to local suburbs. The Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act replaces the Regional Transportation Authority effective June 1. Senate Bill 2111 passed the Legislature on Oct. 31 and awaits the governor’s signature. Speaking at a news conference Nov. 25 at […]

With a fiscal cliff for the Chicago region’s transit system in the rearview mirror, suburban riders could see a streamlined fare system, more frequent trains and more transit-oriented development, some suburban lawmakers and advocates say, following the recent passage of a $1.5 billion state funding bill for mass transit. After months of transit talk and failed

New legislation calls for no public transit fare increases, but tolls and sales tax are set to increase State lawmakers passed a major transit reform bill last week to prop up the CTA, Metra and Pace with $1.5 billion in additional tax revenue — helping to stave off cuts that would have affected millions of transit users.