Passengers emerge from a South Shore train at South Bend Regional Airport. The Indiana House passed a bill this week that would shorten the commute to Chicago and add rail lines that would connect to the main line, serving new commuters in northwest Indiana. Tribune File Photo/PAUL RAKESTRAW
Passengers emerge from a South Shore train at South Bend Regional Airport. The Indiana House passed a bill this week that would shorten the commute to Chicago and add rail lines that would connect to the main line, serving new commuters in northwest Indiana. Tribune File Photo/PAUL RAKESTRAW
JOSHUA STOWE, South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND -- South Shore riders are a step closer to a quicker commute.

The state House has passed a bill that would make two route modifications in order to cut a half hour off trips between South Bend and Chicago. The measure will next go before the state Senate.
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