Illinois isn't the only state where some local officials are balking at the prospect of having high-speed passenger rail service running through their communities.
For sure, not everyone in Springfield is against the high-speed rail line.
In a letter to federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, University of Illinois-Springfield Chancellor Richard Ringeisen expressed support for the concept.
Ringeisen's comments were featured in an October 7, 2009 edition of the Bloomington Pantagraph.
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