The federal government awarded the CTA $121.1 million to buy hybrid buses last week — while keeping nearly $2 billion in federal funding for the agency’s planned Red Line Extension frozen. The CTA’s ...

The budget gap looming over the CTA, Metra and Pace next year is about $200 million — much smaller than previously estimated, regional transportation officials said Friday. Significant service cuts ...

A shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA when COVID-19 funding runs out in 2026 has shrunk from an estimated $771 million to $202 million, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday. But the ...

The CTA will focus on safety, cleanliness and improvements to bus service in 2026, its acting president, Nora Leerhsen, said ...

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. Dozens of bus lines were on the chopping block, they warned, along with whole ...

After the Illinois General Assembly locked in new funding sources for mass transit agencies in the state, fare rates have been set for Chicago-area agencies. Metra, Pace and CTA will be folded under ...

The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors expressed feelings ranging from frustration to hopelessness during a board meeting Thursday, as time winds down in Springfield for lawmakers ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Changes could be coming to the public transit system around the Chicagoland area as the CTA, Metra and Pace face a combined $771 million budget shortfall in 2026. They are warning of ...

The financial outlook is so unpredictable for the Chicago Transit Authority, leaders released three proposed budgets Monday with good, bad and so-so scenarios for 2026. One thing CTA riders should ...