The new bill passed without some controversial statewide tax increases -- but it also means your trip on the Illinois Tollway to and from O'Hare airport will be more expensive.

The bill authorizes the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to raise sales taxes by a quarter of a percent in Cook County ...

Illinois state lawmakers passed a new $1.5 billion transit funding package without increasing taxes statewide. Senate Bill ...

Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit overhaul funded partly by a 45-cent toll hike. Supporters call it a ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies that avoided large statewide tax increases but ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion transit funding bill, raising sales tax for the Regional Transportation Authority.

In 2011, after months of public hearings and detailed presentations, Illinois tollway directors took the controversial step ...

Illinois lawmakers approved a new, $1.5 billion transit funding bill for public transportation agencies, mainly in the Chicago area, this week.

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.