The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...

Reporter: This budget relied on a few one-time fixes. You’ve tried in the past to fix the structural deficit in 2020. Is that ...

State lawmakers missed a deadline Saturday to fill a $770 million budget gap being faced by the Regional Transportation ...

A version of the bill passed in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. But the House adjourned early Sunday morning without concurring as some of its tax hikes became too ...

Paulsen is a 14-year former Burlington County GOP chair, back when that county, now quite Democratic, was a bastion of ...

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a bill at session's end on May 31 that would give Chicago-area transit agencies the funding ...

Legislation to save public transit from a $771 million budget shortfall passed the Illinois Senate Saturday but fizzled in ...

A version of the bill passed in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. But the House adjourned early Sunday ...

Illinois transit agencies face service cuts after a major funding bill stalled in the House over controversial taxes.

A significant overhaul of public transit in the Chicago area to address a looming fiscal cliff stalled in the House over the weekend.