New train stations are needed in Belvidere and Rockford. Belvidere worked with R1 to settle on a train station location adjacent to the Boone County Museum of History at 314 S. State St.

Metra directors Wednesday agreed to collaborate with the Illinois Department of Transportation to provide train service to Rockford with provisos the railroad won't pay for implementation.

Forty years after passenger rail service from Chicago to Rockford ended, the state is collaborating with Metra to revive the route with stops that include Elgin. "With this new service, we're ...