EmergePeoria is having an interesting discussion with Erik Bush, one of the members of the new D150 finance committee. While you’re reading it, leave a comment of your own so that Emerge can feel the blog love.
Daily Archives: February 12, 2009
Open Soapbox
I’m not going to have time this weekend to do a lot of blogging, so here’s an open thread where you can discuss whatever is on your mind: District 150, Lincoln’s 200th birthday, President Obama’s visit to Peoria, great zombie literature, or whatever.
Amtrak study to be released in March
Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation is currently studying the feasibility of establishing passenger train service between Chicago and Peoria. The report was originally supposed to be released toward the end of last year, but there were a number of delays, sources tell Mayor Ardis. Ardis recently gave me a status update — Amtrak/IDOT has finished their visual inspection of the routes being studied, and they are crunching the numbers. The study should be completed by next month.