How much of your county’s transit sales tax dollars are going to transportation? It ranges from 3% to 100% – Daily Herald*

There’s been much ado about the $730 million shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA in 2026 dubbed the “fiscal cliff.” But it’s not the first one. A 2008 transit “doomsday” resulted in state lawmakers raising the RTA sales tax, with part of the proceeds spinning off to the Collar Counties to pay for transportation projects.

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