By ABC 17 WTVO News; September 24, 2020
ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — The quest to bring passenger rail service between Rockford and Chicago took a step forward Thursday as the Illinois Department of Transportation has hired a project manager.
According to the office of Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford), IDOT has begun discussions with stakeholders in the Metra and Union Pacific railroads to determine what it would take to make the project happen.