Sometimes in the course of understanding Illinois, it helps to look beyond its borders to ponder issues in other states.

Today, we shift focus across the Cheddar Curtain, specifically the southeast corner and the comparatively urban population in lakeshore communities waiting for “a new vision for passenger rail” to materialize, according to Heather Asiyanbi in the Racine County Eye .

State officials have long discussed a KRM commuter rail line (Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee), but the new focus is on the MARK Rail project (Milwaukee Area-Racine Kenosha Passenger Rail). A MARK commission held its first meeting Friday – it replaces the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority and the KRM Steering Committee – and the agenda included more than explaining why MARK is a better branding than KRM or

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