U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Amtrak Chairman of the Board of Directors Tom Carper and Mayor Chris Koos at the dedication ceremony for Uptown Station in Normal on Saturday, July 14. Durbin secured $10.6 million in earmarks for the new multimodal transportation center and the project was also awarded a $22 million TIGER grant.


