UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace ...

Planned transit-oriented developments would go a long way toward connecting communities to where opportunities are, writes a ...

Chicagoans should expect to pay more for city trains and buses next year as the CTA looks to raise fares in the face of a ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Charles Dvorak pole vaults at the 1904 ...

Illinois lawmakers will look to avert a transit crisis as CTA and Metra face massive cuts that could cripple Chicago’s ...

As Illinois lawmakers head back to Springfield for the fall veto session, a $200 million ‘transit cliff’ looms large.

Illinois lawmakers are facing a series of tough questions during their fall veto session, including the future of public ...

The administration has now frozen at least $28 billion in funding for Democratic cities and states, escalating Trump's campaign to use the power of the US government to punish political rivals.

Hope now rides with the Illinois General Assembly to provide state funding that could prevent rail and bus service cuts.