(Source: Rockford Register Star, August 10, 2014)
ROCKFORD, Ill. — When Gov. Pat Quinn showed up April 10 at Davis Park to make an announcement about rail service, no one knew quite what it would be. But it’s a fair statement to say he surprised practically everyone when he said he would devote $223 million in capital funding to the restoration of passenger trains between Rockford and Chicago by late 2015.
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