UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace ...

Mayor Johnson famously proposed a $300 million property tax hike last year, only to have the City Council vote it down ...

Chicago Transit Authority ridership is still below pre-pandemic levels. Crime and a budget shortfall make matters worse, but there are cost-effective ways to make it safer.

Lawmakers may approve a statewide delivery tax on Doordash and Uber Eats to fund Chicago transit, hitting all Illinoisans who ...

Six buses will be outfitted with the ABLE system that checks for parking and standing violations in bus and bike lanes.

Hope now rides with the Illinois General Assembly to provide state funding that could prevent rail and bus service cuts.

Planned transit-oriented developments would go a long way toward connecting communities to where opportunities are, writes a ...

Riders would see their base fare for both bus and rail to increase by $0.25 — bringing the fare up to $2.50 for buses and ...

The plan is officially called the Broadway Land Use Framework​, and it would simplify the regulatory process for constructing ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chicago performs "Live in Concert," 7:30 p.m. March 14 in the Theater @ Simmons Bank ...

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