A sweeping bill overhauling public transportation in Illinois included more than just operations funding and governance ...

The transit bill passed early Friday (Oct. 31) by Illinois legislators doesn’t just address the financial needs and governing structure of transit operations in the Chicago area. Tucked into the ...

CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker disclosed earlier this month that his administration seeks to commit almost $1 billion of planned 2026-2031 infrastructure spending to several languishing passenger ...

Illinois' $1.5 billion mass transit bill passed in the early hours Friday includes funding for downstate Illinois rail service, which could help bring passenger rail service ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The Chicago to Rockford Passenger Rail has been years in the making. The community was invited out to learn more during a series of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee is urging state lawmakers to secure funding for a transformative passenger rail project connecting Chicago and the Quad Cities. On ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just before midnight Saturday, Illinois legislators passed a record-high $55.1 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes funding for the long-gestating Rockford to ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee is heading to Springfield to speak before the Illinois General Assembly. On Monday, the committee will go before the assembly ...

MATTOON - A rededication ceremony outside the historic Illinois Central Railroad Depot in Mattoon drew more than 250 people Friday for a chance to see the newly renovated Amtrak passenger station.

Illinois State Rep. Gregg Johnson talks about the long overnight sessions it took to obtain money in a transit bill for ...