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Illiana Expressway B3 Route Discussed at Public Meeting
UPDATE: The Illiana Corridor Planning Team has proposed two additional corridors alternatives,one of which passes just south of Manhattan, Monee, and University Park, Illinois. This A3S2 alignment, below in red, also passes north of Elwood, Illinois and Beecher, Illinois. There is a public meeting regarding which alignment will be chose on JULY 31, 2012 at Peotone High School:
These 2 new corridors, along with the originally recommended B3, above in green, will be studied by the planning team. The public may submit comments to the Illiana Planning Team here.
The first public meeting in Illinois on the Illiana Corridor since Route B3 was advanced as the preliminary recommendation was held tonight, February 23, 2012.
Representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportion, the Indiana Department of Transportation, and consultants hired to work on the project spoke with the public.
Here are some photos of the meeting and also of the map of the B3 Illiana Route:
Inspecting a large map of Illiana Corridor Routes at the February 23, 2012 public meeting
Route B3 selected as preliminary recommendation for Illiana Expressway
Map of Illiana Routes near the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, including B3 in green
B3 Illiana Corridor Route near Peotone, Illinois and Route 50
Map of Illiana B3 Route near Lowell, Indiana
Map of Illiana Corridor B3 running south of Beecher, Illinois
Map of Illiana Corridor showing the B3 route in relation to the proposed "South Suburban Airport", also known as the Peotone Airpot. As a side note, for more on the Peotone Airport, go here.
Map of Illiana Corridor B3 passing State Route 45/52
Map of Illiana Corridor B3 west of 45/52 as if shifts north of Peotone-Wilmington Road
Map of Illiana Corridor B3 north of Symerton and south of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Illiana Expressway B3 route passing through Wilmington, Illinois
Video of the question and answer session where the public asked questions regarding: financing of the Illiana, Illiana land acquisition process, how landowners will be approached and compensated, Water's Edge subdivision, Wilmington, and more:
After reports of buses from Texas dropping off asylum-seekers at Metro stations in Will County, the Will County Emergency Management Agency released the following press release : "The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is working to provide information and coordinate with municipalities and state agencies as the Chicagoland region is experiencing an increase in buses transporting asylum-seekers from the State of Texas. “Our municipalities have seen an increase in buses from Texas disembarking passengers at Metra stations and other locations throughout the county,” said Will County EMA Director Allison Anderson. “We are working to coordinate information between public safety agencies, the State of Illinois, and the City of Chicago. Our priority is ensuring humane transportation of asylum-seekers to the official Chicago landing zone.” An official landing zone for asylum-seekers is being operated by the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communication at
As of 9:00 a.m. Friday March 8 2024, online bidding for the historic Gemini Giant stands at $45,000. The statue is up for online bid at the Grafe Auction website . The Gemini Giant has greeted Route 66 travelers to Wilmington for decades:
The Wilmington VFW Post is joining the local effort to keep the Gemini Giant in Wilmington. The statue is up for online bid at the Grafe Auction website . Wilmington's VFW Post 5422 posted to their Facebook page on March 8, 2024 that: " The Wilmington VFW Post 5422 along with Save the Gemini Giant have teamed up to make an effort to keep the Gemini Giant in Wilmington and relocate it 1 mile west on Route 66 to the VFW. We need your help. " Read the full post here . The Gemini Giant has greeted Route 66 travelers to Wilmington for decades:
