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 ...

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 ...

Tolls will likely increase soon in Illinois thanks to a new transit funding bill passed by state lawmakers early Friday morning. Among other actions, the measure would create a new governing body ...