SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) — The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill Friday morning to fill a budget gap for public transit. The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously proposed. Instead, the …
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