Gov Quinn, Sen Durbin, & Mayor Daley Seek Midwest Gov's Summit on High-Speed Rail

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Governor
Pat Quinn joined Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in calling on seven Midwestern Governors to increase their efforts and regional coordination on high speed rail through a regional Rail Summit held in Chicago – the Midwest rail system’s hub – this summer. Today’s announcement followed a meeting between Durbin and Quinn where they also discussed moving forward with Illinois’s bid for the $8 billion available in funding for high speed rail through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Durbin and Illinois Delegation Meet with Mayor Daley to Discuss Job Creation Bill

From the Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation held a press conference with the Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley after their meeting to discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its impact on Chicago and Illinois. In today’s meeting they also discussed the City of Chicago’s bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016.