Amtrak has suspended service between Milwaukee and Chicago due to flooding in Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County.
The foundation of the tracks in Chicago will need to be repaired because some of the ballast, which are the rocks underneath the tracks, washed away. Metra, the Chicago commuter rail line that has also seen disruption of service to Chicago’s far northern suburbs, will make the call when to open the Chicago railways. Amtrak spokesman Michael Gillis said officials are still assessing…