Amtrak

Last year when then-Governor Pat Quinn came to Rockford to unveil Amtrak service starting in 2015, we argued on the show that this was another one of Quinn's empty campaign promises that would be unlikely to come true. That the announcement was an attempt to curry favor with voters in the midst of a heated campaign for re-election...

Amid all the talk about the possibility of Amtrak service coming to Rockford, on our show we've tried to focus on some of the raw data and raw numbers put forward in feasibility studies on the project. If money were no object and we were projected to run budget surpluses for years to come this would be a slam-dunk...

CHICAGO (AP) — One northeastern Illinois community hasn't given up its dream of becoming an Amtrak stop. The DeKalb Daily Chronicle cites leaders in Genoa as holding out hope despite losing some battles in the long fight to be selected as a stop for passenger-train service...

HUNTLEY, Ill. (AP) — A plan to restart Amtrak service between Chicago and Rockford is on hold. The Northwest Herald reports that a spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says the project is part of his review of state spending projects...

CHICAGO (AP) — Amtrak will run extra trains in Illinois on Nov. 30 to help customers get home after feasting at Grandma's house. Officials from the rail line anticipate more passengers on the Sunday following Thanksgiving so there will be an extra round-trip offered on the Chicago-to-St...

A child was hit by a bus on Rockford’s west side. It happened this morning in the 2400 block of Yonge Street. Officials say the child received only minor injuries. WROK will provide more information as it becomes available. Governor Pat Quinn was in the Stateline Thursday to announce that a passenger railway service between Chicago and Rockford could begin operating next year ...