State Sen. Donald DeWitte, R-St. Charles, will not be seeking reelection in 2026, according to a recent announcement from the ...

The bills, which could add more than $1 billion in new operating revenue but raised concerns over new mandates and agency ...

In February, the administration said nine state agencies, boards and commissions were unable to access funding obligated by ... any potential federal budget issues, the impeding fiscal cliff for the ...

Following comments about the station, its past, and role for the future, Pritzker took questions from reporters on a variety ...

Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin and host Amy Guth discuss news from the local housing market.

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The Chicago mayor adding that there needs to be a sense of urgency after lawmakers failed to come up with a plan to fund mass transit.

Pace would be forced to eliminate all weekend service and all weekday service after 8 p.m. Mayor Johnson says there have been "conversations" around tax on wealthy for Chicago transit funding ...

Mayor Johnson suggests state lawmakers raise taxes on ultra-rich for transit funding Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a transit ...

With federal COVID-19 funding expiring at the end of the year, the transit agencies are facing a $770 million dollar shortfall in 2026. Without new funding from the state, the agencies have warned ...

Welch would not weigh in on the revenue mix he’d support to provide what the region's mass transit chiefs say is needed: namely, $1.5 billion in annual funding the agencies contend is necessary ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed his seventh state budget, balanced as he promised with cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts but leaving for future months the battle over one major spending ...

Chicago’s plight mirrors transit disasters nationwide. Philadelphia’s SEPTA proposes 45 percent service cuts and a 9:00 p.m. rail curfew. San Francisco and New York face similar shortfalls.