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An Amtrak train is pictured in Chicago’s Union Station on June 25, 2023. The transit funding bill passed by the General Assembly could expand train service to Peoria and Moline.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
State News
From new train lines to parking regulations: What else is in Illinois’ transit bill
Ben Szalinski
Funding formula earmarks Road Fund money for public transportation
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, left, joins former Illinois U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos, center, and Bob Dold at a panel discussion on bipartisanship presented by the Dirksen Congressional Center at Bradley University.
Courtesy Dirksen Congressional Center
Local News
Former Illinois representatives point to district maps as undermining bipartisanship
Joe Deacon
Washington Mayor Lilija Stevens reads a proclamation honoring the Central Intermediate School softball team before the council voted to delay a decision on an electronic digital billboard planned for the southeast corner of the Eagle Avenue and Peoria Street (U.S. Business Route 24) intersection.
Steve Stein
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WCBU
Local News
Opposition mounting for Washington billboard proposal
Steve Stein
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