PREVIEW: Mayor Hopes for Governor's Support for Amtrak Project

 

ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Rockford's mayor says, like many of us, he'll be paying close attention to what Governor Bruce Rauner has to say at Wednesday's budget address.

Mayor Larry Morrissey says he's hoping the Governor mentions new funding for education to help bring down property taxes. The mayor says that and funding a project to bring Amtrak service to Rockford will have a major impact on the Forest City moving forward and he hopes the Governor sees our community as a priority.

"Ultimately, the Governor wants to move projects forward that make sense for him and the state of Illinois, we think that project makes a lot of sense, and any necessary appropriation we hope that he would support the legislature providing it in the budget," says Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey.

PREVIEW: Mayor Hopes for Governor's Support for Amtrak Project