Metra riders should expect to pay an average of 13% more per ride next year as the commuter rail service proposes fare ...

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As Friday commuters leave for home, the news about Metra's future plans includes higher fares and fewer trains unless there is relief from Springfield.

Metra plans a fare increase as part of its proposed 2026 budget, a $1.1 million plan that includes other measures to address a projected $68 million funding shortfall but no cuts in service. The ...

The Illinois RTA said the state's funding gap for CTA, Metra and Pace in 2026 is now $200 million, but without state funding it will balloon back to a fiscal cliff of $790 million in 2027.

The announcement comes just a week and a half before lawmakers are set to return to Springfield for the fall veto session, during which numerous legislators say transit will be a main priority.

CTA, Metra and Pace have shrunken an expected $770 million budget shortfall next year to $202 million, agency bosses said at ...

The budget gap looming over the CTA, Metra and Pace next year is about $200 million — much smaller than previously estimated, regional transportation officials said Friday.

Chicago-area public transit agencies are facing a fiscal cliff. The budget gap for CTA, Metra and Pace is at $200 million, according to the Regional Transportation Authority.

Some lawmakers want to consolidate the Chicago area’s four public transit agencies this year in exchange for more state money to steer the agencies away from an impending fiscal cliff. In 2026, the ...

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