The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) sued the Trump administration on Friday for freezing $2.1 billion in funding for multiple ...

Chicago has the second-largest U.S. public transportation system, with about a million rides taken daily.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems.

The Chicago Transit Authority is the latest transit agency to sue the Trump administration over withheld federal funds. The CTA on Friday, March 20, announced it was suing the U.S. Department of ...

A Chicago Transit Authority train in a station. The transit bill passed by Illinois lawmakers early Friday morning will avert the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area transit agencies. The legislation, SB ...

State Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, speaks at a High Speed Rail Alliance luncheon on Friday as Active Transportation Alliance executive director Amy Rynell looks on. Illinois lawmakers and transit ...

Illinois Democrats last week saved the Chicago Transit Authority from drastic cuts, and Mayor Brandon Johnson from taking further heat from public transportation advocates — but they permanently took ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill to fund Chicago area mass transit. The Illinois Senate gave the bill final approval at 4:20 a.m. Friday, two hours after the ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Train known as the “L” makes a turn on the system’s “Loop” in downtown Chicago on Sept. 10, 2025. A yearslong effort to overhaul and improve funding for Chicago’s public ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure priorities in the Chicago area, a public transportation bill recently ...

While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...