For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill blocking federal immigration arrests near courthouses and allowing civil lawsuits for ...

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

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 ...

North suburban officials plan to speak out Friday about federal immigration agents causing "chaos" and disrupting Evanston, Skokie and surrounding areas on Halloween, according to a news release.

The $1.5 billion funding package also creates a new regional governing body for the system: the Northern Illinois Transit ...

The federal lawsuit says detained people are being denied water, food, medical care and hygiene: "They treated us like ...

Illinois expands property tax breaks for veterans to include World War II vets By Maria Pappas Illinois lawmakers in recent years have enacted significant ...

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SPRINGFIELD – State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases ...