Illinois lawmakers approved a plan on Oct. 31 to raise truck tolls 30% starting in 2027 to fund a $1.5 billion statewide transit overhaul. The measure would redirect $860 million annually from fuel ...

RMT has accepted London Underground’s three-year pay offer, covering 2025-6, 2026-7, and 2027-8. Aslef is currently holding a referendum on the offer, due to close on 11 November, with a leadership ...

Nov 1, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) scores a touchdown during the first half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion plan to overhaul CTA, Pace, and Metra. Drivers will pay 45 cents more per toll to help fund the transit rescue. Gov. Pritzker says he’ll sign the bill, despite ...

Illinois drivers to pay more in tolls under $1.5B transit rescue plan Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit overhaul funded partly by a 45-cent toll hike. Supporters call it a lifeline ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation’s military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive. Alicia ...

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he looks forward to signing public transit legislation into law. The General Assembly passed the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act in the final hours of the fall veto ...

Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit overhaul funded partly by a 45-cent toll hike. Supporters call it a lifeline for CTA, Pace, and Metra, while critics say it shortchanges downstate ...