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Toll hike, rideshare fees, other new taxes threatening mass transit overhaul
Legislators were seemingly on board with the latest plan to reform the Chicago-area transit system — but miles apart on how ...
Latest transit proposal would hike tolls, tax ride-shares to avoid $771M fiscal cliff
Illinois lawmakers consider a toll hike and other measures to address an expected $771 million financial shortfall for ...
Illinois lawmakers debate plan to overcome $770 million CTA budget shortfall
State Sen. Ram Villivalam presented a plan to the Senate Transportation Committee to avoid a $770 million budgetary gap in ...
Editorial: Massive transit-rescue package drops in Springfield. Here’s what we like.
There’s good stuff in Springfield’s proposed transit-reform package. But the eleventh-hour unveiling does everyone a ...
Chicago transit plan that would raise rideshare taxes, tolls blasted by critics
With COVID-era funding set to dry up, Illinois officials are scrambling to address public transit concerns, with one new plan drawing intense scrutiny.
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Illinois Lawmakers Unveil New Funding Sources for Chicagoland Transit, Aiming to Stave Off Disastrous Fiscal Cliff
The measure, filed late Wednesday night, features a new menu of revenue sources to help keep Chicago-area buses and trains ...
Metra NCS trains delayed after derailment near Antioch, Illinois
Metra said one of its North Central Service trains derailed near Antioch, Illinois, causing rippling delays in the afternoon commute.
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MBTA's South Coast Rail schedule is posted. Here's when and how often trains will run.
The MBTA's website includes a schedule for trains on the new South Coast Rail system. There are 14 outbound trains from New Bedford every weekday, and 15 from Fall River. Weekend service is less ...