The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...

There is plenty in the newly approved Illinois budget to wring one’s hands over, but for the suburbs specifically, perhaps ...

Illinois state lawmakers spent hours on Thursday debating a proposal to overhaul the state's mass transit systems, though ...

A funding crisis, the result of the refusal of Democrats and Republicans to tax the wealthy, threatens catastrophic service ...

After months of grave warnings by Chicago-area transit leaders, unions and commuters, the Illinois General Assembly passed a ...

Legislators were unable to hash out a solution for Chicago's transit crisis before leaving Springfield on Saturday at the end ...

Senate Bill 1563 addresses the squatter problem in Illinois, making it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home — bypassing the months-long eviction process. Right now, squatters can ...

With public transit agencies in Chicagoland facing a fiscal cliff and the potential for thousands of layoffs, the state did ...

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.

Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to restructure Chicago area transit agencies — but the bill does not address the ...