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 the Regional Transportation Authority said Thursday.

The RTA held a special meeting to approve new funding projections for 2026 through 2028 based on revenue estimates from new funding sources for public transportation. Those were approved by the General Assembly last week in Senate bill 2111 , which Gov. JB Pritzker said he will sign.

The new funding is good news for the future of public transportation in the Chicago area, RTA Chair Kirk Dillard said.

“We can say confidently that in 2026 we will not see any cuts to service,” Dillard said. “We will not see any layoffs pending our action to

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