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No harm in asking: Illinois Senate President Harmon answers questions about the likelihood of a summer vote on a transit funding bill

"We're eager to hear constructive criticism [of HB 3438] and counter-proposals, and to-date we haven't heard many," Senate President Harmon said.

August 1, 2025

State Sen. Ram Villivalam: Here’s how we can stop Chicagoland transit from falling off the fiscal cliff

While some might argue it's risky for the senator and his colleagues to hold out for a full $1.5B to upgrade the system, he says that failure to do so would be a missed opportunity.

July 24, 2025

At State Senate committee meeting on MMA, transit advocates voiced support, but collar counties opposed simple-majority voting proposal

Representatives of Kane and McHenry counties argued that if MMA board decisions didn't require a supermajority vote, their districts would be disempowered.

March 12, 2025

The latest episode in the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff saga: A new hope

State Sen. Ram Villavalam and a coalition of labor unions are backing the "United We Move" bill that would empower the RTA without merging the four transit agencies.

February 8, 2025