With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours ...

The $1.5 billion funding package also creates a new regional governing body for the system: the Northern Illinois Transit ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

Transit reform can support Illinois riders and taxpayers. These seven principles outline a path to affordability, ...

An aerial tour of Chicago the "City in a Garden," whose park system is considered the most important in the country. The most ...

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

The Bus Priority Corridor Study will explore ways to make bus travel faster, more convenient, and more comfortable on five ...

UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace ...

Regional transit agencies have seen their budget gap decrease from $771 million to $202 million. But if that budget hole is ...

The Regional Transportation Authority Board said the budget gap they're facing in 2026 is now significantly lower at $200 million instead of nearly $800 million as projected earlier this year. The RTA ...

The 26.2-mile Chicago Marathon course is flat, fast and ready to welcome more than 53,000 runners this Sunday. The race begins in waves starting at 7:20 a.m. in Grant Park and follows a route through ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. “Under the circumstances it is natural ...