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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 4
• "IL Speaker Welch [read our interview with him] talks immigration, transit bills on way to Gov. Pritzker" (ABC)
November 4, 2025
State Sen. Ram Villivalam, sponsor of the Senate transit bill, discusses the “Halloween Miracle” that allowed robust reform and funding to pass
November 3, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 3
• Crain's: "Editorial: A long night yields long-overdue action on transit"
November 3, 2025
Illinois legislature adopts People Over Parking Act to right-size parking requirements in transit-served areas
At about 4:22 AM this morning the Illinois Senate concurred with the Illinois House on bill SB 2111, approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, structurally close budget gaps for the foreseeable future, and provide additional funding for the state's 63 transit agencies. Among the reforms are establishing a new oversight authority that will centralize service planning and fare-setting in Chicagoland and assigning powers to build transit-supportive development, among other major and unique policy changes.
October 31, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 31
• "Illinois celebrates a historic win for public transit" (Active Trans)
October 31, 2025
Taking a (sleepy) victory lap with House Majority Leader Delgado, an architect of the $1.5B transit bill that passed in the Halloween wee hours
October 31, 2025
Hit-and-run sedan driver struck and killed Maximiliano Lemus Jr., 72, in Little Village
Sadly, on Friday afternoon, the driver of a sedan fatally struck Maximiliano Lemus Jr., 72, in Little Village and fled the scene.
October 31, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 30
• More coverage of Pritzker playing Sir Thomas Bringdown III re: the House transit bill (Trib, Evanston Roundable, WTTW, WGN, CBS, NBC, Bloomberg)
October 30, 2025