mass transit

Law raises money to allow Chicago-area transit agencies to avert financial disaster

Funding formula earmarks Road Fund money for public transportation

Funding for downstate transit agencies decreases from previous plan

Governor says ‘a lot of discussion’ needed to move funding plan forward

Chicago-area transit agencies face funding shortfall beginning in mid-2026

Worst impacts avoidable if state lawmakers offer new funding, officials say

Service cuts to begin in 2026 without financial help from state lawmakers

Chicago Transit Authority and other agencies face $770 million annual funding gap

Officials quiet on other reform plan details, funding options for transit agencies

The state budget impasse has left Illinois months behind in payment to downstate mass transit agencies. That’s led to cuts in service from Kankakee to…