Committee hears how RTA will become NITA and when new transit appointees must be seated

Jul 7, 2026

DuPage County was briefed on transit restructuring: the Regional Transportation Authority will transition to a parent board called the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA), appointments are to be made and seated by Sept. 1, and collar counties worked to preserve representation.

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Chip told the committee that legislation reorganizes the Regional Transportation Authority into a parent board the bill calls the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA), intended to better integrate service boards such as Metra, PACE and CTA by allowing some members to serve on both parent and service boards.

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