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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:
First a Debbie Halvorson sign was defaced on Rt. 45 in Kankakee County. Now a Youtube video shows a Cedra Crenshaw sign cut up and dumped in a ditch: This is ridiculous. The elections are obviously very highly contested this year, but it is wrong to deface or destroy anyone else's property, period. We have received reports from numerous other campaigns in the area that signs were stolen, knocked-down, or otherwise tampered with. Is this the work of a few bad apples? Teenagers having "fun"? Maybe. The point is regardless of how you are going to vote in the election, we are all citizens of this area and need to do our part to maintain law and order.
Will County Townships used to be dotted with one-room schoolhouses. For example, this 1909 plat of Manhattan Township maps the location of several one-room schoolhouses: 1909 Plat Map of Manhattan Township, Will County, Illinois Will County News was recently fortunate to be given a copy of a circa 1938 photo of a one-room schoolhouse in Manhattan Township. It looks like this was a fairly small class. I like the Will County Map hanging on the wall: Will County One-Room Schoolhouse
To honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces, Illinois Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is hosting a free Veterans’ Appreciation Picnic on Friday, July 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, located at 19101 Halsted St. in Glenwood. “Veterans made sacrifices for our safety and freedom that we must not take for granted,” DeLuca said. “They deserve our thanks every day, not just on special holidays and this picnic is sign of our community’s gratitude for their service.” Veterans and their family members can come to Veterans Memorial Park at any time during the event for conversation, hot dogs, and BINGO. Representative DeLuca will be joined by leaders from local governments, including Bloom Township, Rich Township, Frankfort Township, the Village of Glenwood John H. Blakey Center for Seniors, and the Village of Monee. “I am looking forward to visiting with veterans from across our district,” DeLuca said. Space is limited. To RSVP...
