Illinois DOT ready to do what it takes to win QC passenger rail

By: Kenda Burrows|April 10, 2025

|7 min read

Illinois acting Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi talks passenger rail service and state and regional projects at the QCBJ's second annual Transportation & Infrastructure Seminar. CREDIT TODD WELVAERT

The Illinois Department of Transportation is committed to bringing passenger rail service from Chicago to the Quad Cities, acting Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi promised leaders who attended the second annual QCBJ’s Transportation & Infrastructure Seminar.

Ms. Biagi, who was appointed to that post by Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the retirement of Omer Osman in December 2024, led off the half-day-long QCBJ program at…

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Illinois DOT ready to do what it takes to win QC passenger rail

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