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Governor Quinn Announces $223 Million to Restore Chicago to Rockford Amtrak Service

Route Through Elgin, Huntley and Belvidere Will Begin in 2015 and Create Hundreds of Jobs

ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $223 million state capital investment that will create hundreds of jobs and restart Amtrak service between Rockford and Chicago beginning in 2015. The return of passenger rail to Rockford for the first time since 1981 will begin with one round trip daily between Chicago’s Union Station and a temporary station located…

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