Pritzker signs $1.5B plan to overhaul public transportation, avoid service cuts By Newspaper Staff | December 16, 2025 | 0 Spread the loveBy Ben SzalinskiCapitol News New transit reform law is designed to improve public transportation services after Chicago area faced funding shortfall. Posted in Illinois News and tagged Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Decatur, Don Harmon, Downers Grove, Illinois Public Transportation Association, Illinois Tollway, Infrastructure, JB Pritzker, John Curran, Kankakee, Metra, Moline, Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA), Oak Park, Pace Suburban Bus, Peoria, Regan Deering, Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Springfield