If you find yourself stuck at one of Chicago's airports for a significant amount of time, don't just wait it out. The magic ...

CHICAGO – Cities and states across the country are reckoning with a major funding crisis for mass transit, and Chicago has become the latest city to fall off its “fiscal cliff,” failing to guarantee ...

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The rail system is referred to as the “L” because most of its rail lines are elevated above the city streets. On any weekday, 953,787 rides are taken on CTA (buses and the “L”). There are 1,966 buses, ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] The ...

This fall promises to be a decision point in the effort to save Chicago-area transit agencies from broad service cuts. One is the October deadline for the transit service boards' fiscal 2026 budgets.

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A recent Crain’s editorial argued that the transit reform flameout in the Illinois General Assembly was “probably for the best.” Better to have a well-thought-out solution than the usual patchwork ...