Illinois Approves $1.5 Billion for Transit Overhaul and Tollway Increase
TL;DR
Illinois state lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion funding bill to prevent service cuts and layoffs at CTA, Metra, and Pace, replacing the RTA with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, and making governance reforms to improve transit services across the region.
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- CTA Saved From Massive Cuts As State Lawmakers Pass $1.5 Billion Funding Bill For Local Transit Block Club Chicago
- Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit Chicago Tribune
- Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit Chicago Sun-Times
- Lawmakers pass bill, Northern Illinois Transit Authority, or NITA, Act, to address RTA budget gap ABC7 Chicago
- Major price hike coming to Illinois Tollway as part of new mass transit bill NBC 5 Chicago
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