The final countdown is on in Springfield — where lawmakers have until the end of the week to tackle issues from the Illinois ...

Illinois lawmakers head into the final days of their spring session looking for ways to close a substantial gap in the state ...

Chicago officials are keeping a close eye on Springfield as lawmakers there work in the final days of the legislative session ...

Transit officials have been stressing the need for hundreds of millions of dollars for the CTA, Metra and Pace to avoid massive layoffs.

The Illinois General Assembly has until May 31 to pass a budget, and a looming transit fiscal cliff and the Bears' stadium project are among the biggest questions.

Adding sales taxes to services is limited in the U.S., with 46 states not generally taxing services. Illinois may break from ...

A Seventh Circuit case over the concealed-carry of guns on Chicago trains and buses poses the latest opportunity to define ...

Illinois lawmakers say they’re aiming to pass legislation by the end of the month that would avoid a fiscal cliff for transit ...

Union Pacific has urged Metra to accept its latest contract offer in the long-running dispute over the transfer of commuter ...

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board to dismiss Metra’s request for trackage rights on UP ...