Illinois lawmakers could take up transit funding bill in veto session as RTA faces fiscal cliff

Illinois House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit

SPRINGFIELD — Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 billion for public transit by taxing entertainment and the unrealized investment gains of billionaires.

Proposed Illinois mass transit bill includes new taxes, but Pritzker remains wary

A new proposal to fund Illinois’ mass transit with new taxes has been met with some skepticism, including from the state’s governor.

Transit Funding Could be Considered Today

(Springfield, IL) — As the veto session rolls along in Springfield, lawmakers are on track to take up a transit funding bill. State lawmakers are running out of time to pass a bill that would avoid major cuts to the CTA, Metra and Pace. Lawmakers hope to clear the transit bill Wednesday, though it’s not clear if that’s going to happen. The House has a draft that they believe can be merged with one the Illinois Senate passed in the spring. The so…

Illinois lawmakers could take up transit funding bill in veto session as RTA faces fiscal cliff

The veto session is underway in Springfield and lawmakers are on track to take up a transit funding bill.