Illinois lawmakers to propose merging Chicago area’s transit agencies, amid CTA complaints and looming budget woes

Following a serious collision last year between a Chicago Transit Authority train and a snowplow near the city’s bo.....»»

Merging BART and Caltrain — and appointing a regional transit supremo — are keys parts of the plan......»»

Fewer drivers on the roads and passengers on trains and buses during the COVID-19 pandemic have cost Illinoi.....»»

The coronavirus pandemic has been brutal for small business owners. But even as many in the Chicago area closed their doors for good, others saw opportunities to start some.....»»

Amazon’s high-tech grocery story chain Fresh opened in Bloomingdale on Thursday, the fourth location in the Chicago area.Amazon’s high-tech grocery story chain Fresh opened in Bloomingdale on Thursday, the fourth location in the Chicago area......»»

A number of Chicago-area health systems expect, .....»»

A number of Chicago area health systems expect, .....»»

Packed rush-hour trains and buses won't be coming back, as long as the threat of cor.....»»

Mayor Bill de Blasio is drawing down the city’s fiscal reserves too quickly and failing to seek enough cost savings from agencies amid the unprecedented fiscal meltdown caused by the economic... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

For Chicago-area seasonal businesses like ice cream shops and garden centers that make most of their annual revenue in the warm months, the future is wildly uncertain as they head into summer on lockdown amid the.....»»

Here are some businesses that are hiring in the Chicago area amid the coronavirus pandemic.Here are some businesses that are hiring in the Chicago area amid the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Three transit agencies serving – or soon to serve – Santa Clara County are earmarked for almost half of Bay Area transit agency funding in the first distribution of $780 million in coronavirus relief from the $2 trillion CARES Act, which Congress pas.....»»

Chicago startup Rheaply has teamed up with Northwestern University to get Illinois healthcare professionals much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to address supply shortages amid the coronavirus crisis. The initiativ.....»»

Transit agencies in the Puget Sound area are set to get $538 million in federal funding to help offset the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is working to distribute the funds, which are part of the $2.2 tril.....»»

MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker is joining other transit agency leaders to ask for billions in federal relief. In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the transit chiefs from cities such as New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Franc.....»»

Metro will need some extra cash to start running trains on the $2.8 billion second phase of the Silver Line. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority staff is asking for about $23.6 million to be added to the fiscal year 2020 budget in order .....»»

There are no real signs of the Legislature breaking through its budgeting inertia on the horizon, but credit rating agencies that monitor the state aren't yet concerned about lawmakers' inability to close the books on the fiscal year that ended June 30......»»

Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday sued a Chicago suburb over a new ride share tax, while calling on Illinois lawmakers to address the state's "emerging patchwork" of taxation......»»

One of the biggest hurdles in making buses a Washingtonian's mode of choice is getting the multiple regional transportation agencies to agree that it should be. At least that was a key takeaway from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authori.....»»

Democratic Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker thinks that the solution to fixing Chicago's struggling, blood-soaked streets is legalizing marijuana state-wide and openin.....»»