PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Peoria community leaders held a town hall Monday night to discuss how the city could benefit from the Chicago transit bill in Springfield.

The Windy City's public transportation system is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff, according to lawmakers. Without additional funding, thousands could lose their jobs.

A proposal to fund Chicago transit failed to pass the House, as its main method of funding was through a statewide flat $1.50 tax on all non-medical and grocery deliveries.

State lawmakers want to pass a bill that benefits transit across the entire state. That includes Peoria.

"If we don't do anything, then not only does the Chicago system fall apart, which doesn't really affect us, but it does affect us in terms of our own local transit system because they wo

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