Transit negotiators say they expect to pass a bill this week, but it's not clear if Senate Democrats will back the new tax ...

1995: A bus loaded with high school students was hit by an express commuter train at a crossing in Fox River Grove, tearing ...

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many ...

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass the energy bill or find funding for the Chicago transit bill during the first week of the ...

Transit reform can support Illinois riders and taxpayers. These seven principles outline a path to affordability, ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Democrats began pushing Tuesday for their own plan to provide an overhaul of the Chicago ...

IN THE HOT SEAT: U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, the face of “Operation Midway Blitz” cracking down on illegal ...

CHICAGO— The questions “what took so long?” and “when will the others be operational?” weren’t entirely answered Thursday, ...

An Amtrak train carrying more than 130 people collided with a semi-truck hauling rocks Tuesday morning at a railroad crossing ...

SPRINGFIELD — Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 ...

The CTA, or any successor transit authority, must assume responsibility for emergency and safety services at its facilities, ...

Lawmakers hope to clear the transit bill Wednesday during the General Assembly's veto session, though it's not clear if ...