(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are proposing more options to address a $770 million fiscal cliff for public transit.

After a funding package that included a $1.50 retail delivery tax and real-estate transfer taxes failed to clear the Illinois House during the 2025 spring legislative session, state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, suggested a special-event surcharge that could raise interest in the use of mass transit.

State Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, told The Center Square that Senate Republicans are getting ready to propose their own new legislation.

DeWitte said labor agreed to allow interest from Illinois road-fund dollars to be used for the transit fiscal cliff. He said Gov. J.B. Pritzker should do the same with the approximately $3 billion rainy day fund.

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