With just five weeks to go until scheduled adjournment of their spring session, the solons are considering a wide range of ...

Public transit is a public good. But the CTA, in particular, suffers from flimsy leadership, ghost buses and crime. That ...

The CTA spent about $83 million on private security contracts last year, an amount bus drivers described as severely ...

Still do. We are a CTA family whether going to work, festivals, airports, museums or for croissants in Old Town. My brother uses Pace buses weekly. Trekking to summer Ravinia concerts via Metra is ...

But if you listen to our panicked transit agencies, that list of rider requirements now includes frantically lobbying ...

As CTA workers described harrowing violence on buses and trains, city and suburban lawmakers pledged to help make the transit ...

CMAP, Scott said, is actually pushing for a $1.5 billion a year funding plan, which is basically double the amount needed to cover the fiscal cliff deficit.

When there’s a sudden lull in the cocktail party conversation in the Chicago area and no particular appetite for talking ...

Evanston's state legislators voiced cautious optimism toward the Illinois General Assembly allocating funds to avert the nine ...

The $771 million shortfall facing Chicago area mass transit agencies could mean significant cutbacks or even elimination of ...

Illinois, Chicago and other local governments must step up to advance environmental progress while the federal government ...

Evanston city and school districts urge state to fund transportation to avoid route decreases and protect public transit for students.