Trends in the Regions Chicago regional transit agency wants more funding, wider authority By Jennifer Shea January 22, 2025, 8:00 a.m. EST 5 Min Read ...

State lawmakers are spending this spring’s legislative session debating how to solve a $771 million funding gap the Chicago area’s public transportation agencies face in 2026.

Chicagoans rallied on Saturday to advocate for public transit funding throughout Illinois as the state faces a multi-million ...

Plan for Action for Regional Transit books on a table for guests during a news conference spotlighting proposed solutions to the northeastern Illinois’ transit funding crisis at the Old Post ...

Public transit has become an increasingly contentious issue in Chicagoland as the Regional Transportation Authority — the funding body which oversees Pace suburban bus routes, Metra regional ...

The Plan of Action for Regional Transit asks lawmakers for $1.5 billion of new operating support for transit and at least $400 million annually of complementary capital investments.

Under an expected measure, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace would combine into a single system in hopes of resolving funding issues, as well as providing more reliable and safer services.

Recommendations may include changes to transit funding formulas and requirements for transit systems to make up at least half of their budgets from fares. In Chicago, the number is $730 million.

A sweeping set of recommendations about what Chicago-area transit could look like in the future is making its way to lawmakers, with regional planners eying new sources of funding for the CTA, Metr… ...

Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, presides over a Transportation Committee hearing featuring the heads of the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace, Metra and Regional Transportation Authority.