As the Essence Festival of Culture negotiates with city and state officials ahead of the 2026 event in New Orleans, Essence ...

At least some stores at Maryvale’s Desert Sky Mall reopened a day after a rare hail storm caused significant water damage ...

CHICAGO — Chicago-area public transportation agencies won’t need to raise fares, cut routes or lay off workers next year after state lawmakers approved a bill overhauling public transit, the head of ...

Kirk Dillard, executive director of the RTA, the governing body that oversees CTA Pace and Metra, weighs in on the new transit legislation.

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Chicago’s public transit agencies will not have to raise fares, lay off workers or cut services next year after state lawmakers approved new funding. The public transit reform bill passed last week ...

“We’ve been fired by an act of the state legislature. It’s what we fought for.” So, with a chuckle, said a board member of the Regional Transportation Authority, at a special meeting Thursday morning.

Chicago commuters received some much-needed good news when the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Chair Kirk Dillard announced there would be no fare hikes or service cuts for Chicago transit ...