Illinois Legislature Approves $1.5B Plan to Overhaul Transit Governance
Illinois lawmakers have approved a $1.5-billion plan to rescue the state’s transit agencies from a looming budget crisis and overhaul how they are governed. Passed as Senate Bill 2111 in the early hours of Oct. 31, the measure would replace the Regional Transportation Authority with a new Northern Illinois Transit Authority overseeing CTA, Metra and…

