BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- Illinois' Speaker of the House on Tuesday confirmed that Downstate will get something out of the Chicago transit bill.

The Windy City's transport system is facing a fiscal cliff. It needs additional funding, or thousands of jobs could be lost, and service lines could be cut.

While the Speaker of the House Chris Welch said it will benefit Downstate, he can't give any details on what changes it will make to statewide transit.

"Transit is important not just to northern Illinois, but to downstate Illinois just as well," Welch said. "And if we get the policy right, it's going to be a positive for all of Illinois."

In the last days of the session, a funding proposal included a statewide delivery tax. All non-medical and grocery deliveries would be taxed $1.50. Tha

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