Jeffrey Meitrodt

Resolution of the long-running battle over funding Chicago-area mass transit began to take shape Wednesday as lawmakers in the House and Senate put forward competing sales-tax-increase plans aimed at averting...

Tribune Co. executives and Illinois Sports Facilities Authority officials confirmed Thursday that they have held preliminary talks about the state possibly buying and operating historic Wrigley Field. Both sides also...

Spelling trouble for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to expand health-care options for more than 500,000 adults, a state panel Tuesday rejected his move to dramatically boost the number of people...

Less than two weeks before the latest "doomsday" deadline for the Chicago Transit Authority, a House Republican bailout plan funded by a cigarette tax hike and vehicle title fee increase...

The CTA agreed to accept $24 million in stopgap state funding Wednesday to avert the "doomsday" service cuts and fare hikes set to take effect next week, but the cash...

Customers of Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois will share in $1 billion of refunds and discounts, officials said Monday. While some details remain to be worked out, it appears the...

The state legislature is making a push to increase competition in the cable television market that will bring a side effect all TV watchers could appreciate: a promised cap in...

Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Corp. sweetened their relief package for electric customers to $500 million Tuesday as a way to stave off legislation that would freeze rates, a key lawmaker...

Trying to make the streets safer for teenagers, legislators advanced bills Tuesday that would make Illinois one of the toughest in the nation when it comes to licensing young drivers...

There is little relief ahead over the next six years for Illinois drivers stuck in congestion because lower revenues and higher construction costs are putting the brakes on roadway expansion...