A major crisis is brewing for Chicago's public transit system, officials warned on Friday. The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the budgets for CTA, Metra, and Pace, is facing a $770 ...

The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit threatens thousands of jobs, sweeping service cuts and a crater in the ...

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

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Regional transportation officials may transfer $74 million from Metra and Pace to the CTA in an attempt to delay catastrophic cuts to Chicago’s transit system. RTA officials agree to transfer $74M ...

There’s a $750,000 campaign running across northeast Illinois right now — from TV to radio to billboards — asking the public to “Save Transit Now.” The Regional Transportation Authority says it’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Trains and buses on the chopping block. The government agency that oversees Metra, Pace and the CTA are worried about deep cuts to public transportation. "We have been facing chronic ...

The Regional Transportation Authority on Thursday issued details about just how much the CTA, Metra, and Pace need to cut if they fall off what the agency says is an approaching fiscal cliff. The RTA ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $771 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday. "There's going to be devastating ...

The RTA has cut its 2026 transit deficit projection, but advocates warn the smaller number could give lawmakers an excuse to ...