ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just before midnight Saturday, Illinois legislators passed a record-high $55.1 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes funding for the long-gestating Rockford to Chicago passenger rail project. Gov. JB Pritzker announced the re-establishment of the passenger rail service in 2023 at an event in Davis Park.…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public information open house on Thursday to provide updates on plans for Rockford to Chicago rail service. According to IDOT, the meeting will give the public the opportunity to learn about the project, which is scheduled to begin…
HUNTLEY, Ill. (WTVO) — The Village of Huntley has dropped out of a planned stop in the forthcoming Rockford-to-Chicago Metra rail service. Village Manager David Johnson said Huntley officials had officially notified the Illinois Department of Transportation that they were no longer interested in having a stop along the proposed…