How a $3.75M state subsidy aims to keep daily flights from Springfield to Chicago

American Airlines currently operates two flights daily between the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and O’Hare International ...
Chicago Tribune

Mayor Brandon Johnson ‘hopeful’ on Springfield transit deal before CTA fiscal cliff

As the dust settles on Springfield lawmakers punting the issue of the Chicago Transit Authority’s looming fiscal cliff, Mayor Brandon Johnson has a message: Keep the faith. The mayor in his weekly ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago Mayor Johnson meets with Gov. Pritzker, others in Springfield over 'reasonable' funding asks

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson was in Springfield Wednesday lobbying the governor and leading lawmakers for funding for Chicago. The visit came with just one month left in the ...
WBEZ

CTA plans 24-hour service on Orange Line to Midway, thanks to mass transit bailout

Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called Frequent Bus Network that provides service “every 10 minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and ...