Illinois Officials Back Illiana Expressway

The Northwest Indiana Times reports that Illinois officials favor the Illiana Expressway project, including Illinois' Senate Majority leader.

Illinois leaders are calling for a study of the Illiana Expressway to be completed as soon as possible and for an intense federal lobbying effort to have it declared a Corridor of the Future.

"Everywhere I go, this is the No. 1 issue," said Illinois Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete. "We need the Illiana. We need a way to get off the Borman (Expressway)."

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