CTA, Metra, Pace: No fare hikes, service cuts next year
No fare hikes or doomsday scenarios are in store next year for riders on the CTA, Metra and Pace. The three transit agencies released proposed 2014 budgets this week that...
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Illiana toll road clears hurdle
In a major victory for Gov. Pat Quinn, a key regional planning committee has approved his controversial proposal for a new $1.3 billion toll road that would serve primarily as...
Illiana toll road supporters jump major hurdle
The proposed $1.3 billion Illiana toll road passed a major hurdle Thursday when a key planning organization approved the controversial project. The Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee voted to authorize...
Illiana Corridor proposal fails to win over planning board
The Chicago region's main planning agency turned thumbs-down Wednesday on Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed Illiana Corridor amid charges that the governor was playing political hardball to get the project approved....
Amid political charges, planning agency rejects Illiana
The Chicago region's main planning agency turned thumbs-down Wednesday on Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed Illiana Corridor amid charges that the governor was playing political hardball to get the project approved....
Illiana Corridor proposal fails to win over planning board
The Chicago region's main planning agency turned thumbs-down Wednesday on Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed Illiana Corridor amid charges that the governor was playing political hardball to get the project approved....
Planning panel votes in favor of Illiana Corridor toll road
A panel of state and local transportation agency officials, advocacy groups and county officials voted by a slim margin today to support the controversial Illiana Corridor. The proposed $1.25 billion...
In test vote, panel gives Illiana the nod
A panel of state and local transportation agency officials, advocacy groups and county officials has voted narrowly to support the controversial Illiana Corridor, a proposed $1.25 billion toll road connecting...
Planning panel votes in favor of Illiana Corridor toll road
A panel of state and local transportation agency officials, advocacy groups and county officials voted by a slim margin today to support the controversial Illiana Corridor. The proposed $1.25 billion...
2nd former CTA executive joining Metra board
A second former CTA executive with decades of transit experience will soon be overseeing policy at Metra. Cook County commissioners representing the north and west suburbs unanimously appointed retired CTA...