Illinois transit reform act carves path to QC passenger rail

By: Kenda Burrows|October 31, 2025

|4 min read

Gov. JB Pritzker included $338.8 million in his new transporation plan for passenger rail service between Moline and Chicago. CREDIT AMTRAK

Passenger rail service from Moline to Chicago was still alive in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 31, after the Illinois Senate sent a bill that would create a path for funding it to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk.

The governor said in a news release this morning that he expects to sign it.

Local and state leaders who have been…

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