CHICAGO - While many were sleeping, the Illinois General Assembly passed a massive bill they say will transform the CTA , Pace and Metra .

It comes after months of back-and-forth negotiations — but as with any major legislation, it comes with a big price tag.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signaled Friday he would sign the massive transit bill passed in the wee hours of the morning that comes with a $1.5 billion price tag. So where will that money come from?

Why you should care:

Chicago area drivers — get ready to pay 45 cents more per toll. It's part of a grand bargain to bail out the region's transit systems and prevent them from going off the fiscal cliff. But supporters of the legislation say they hope it does much more than that for CTA, Pace and Metra.

"We are making a tra

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