Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new transit funding bill on Tuesday.
Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in October, delivering $1.5 billion in new funding for mass transit systems across the state, and creating a new governing body to oversee the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace in the Chicago area.
Supporters said the legislation will avert the need for drastic cuts to the Chicago area’s mass transit systems without a significant statewide tax hike…