The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors voted on Dec. 18 to adopt the 2026 regional transit operating budget and 2026-2030 capital program.
After years of the agency and advocates ringing the alarm on a fiscal cliff when COVID-19 relief funds ran out, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 2111 during the fall veto session, and Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law on Dec. 16.
The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)…
