SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit ...

State lawmakers built Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 on gimmicks, one-time fixes and piecemeal tax hikes.

Both the RTA and Chicago Transit Authority have meetings scheduled next week where talks will presumably focus on how the ...

Competing with a tense budget debate and an impending public transportation crisis, the Chicago Bears could barely muster any ...

With emergency federal aid drying up and ridership still below pre-pandemic levels, transit agencies in Chicago and ...

A last-ditch plan to save CTA, Metra and Pace fell apart in Springfield. Here’s how political divisions, rushed taxes and ...

There’s no sign that anyone in Springfield or Chicago City Hall is willing to make the hard choices real leaders are supposed ...