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Illiana Tollway Protest
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Opponents of the Peotone Airport and the Illiana Expressway met to protest plans for the Illiana Expressway, calling it "Illiana Neosprawl". In October 2012, the Illiana Planning Team announced corridor "B3" and a "No Build" option would continue forward for further study. The B3 corridor travels from near Lowell, Indiana to Wilmington, Illinois and passes through a mapped "South Suburban Airport". The protest took place outside State Senator Toi Hutchinson's office in Olympia Fields. Hutchinson introduced legislation allowing for quick take eminent domain for a public-private Illiana Expressway.
Protest Against the Peotone Airport and the Illiana Expressway
Symerton landowner whose farm would be affected by the Illiana B3
Anthony Rayson of STAND then gave a statement condemning the proposed Illiana as an engine of sprawl in Southern and Eastern Will County:
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:
