 The bill was signed into law by Governor Pat Quinn on March 8, 2011.According to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's ONTO 2050 regionally significant projects benefit report published in October 2018, the SouthEast Service is undergoing alternatives analysis and the identification of a Locally Preferred
Alternative is in process.In 2019, the SouthEast Service was included in a Cost Benefit Analysis by Metra as a Tier 2 project.