The “Blogging Mayor of Round Lake” in Illinois writes about NIMBY — not in my backyard — opposition to plans to build a new major road project in Lake County, Illinois. The real opposition, the moneyed, vocal opposition, is coming from a different group: the NIMBYs. (NIMBY stands for “not in my back yard.”) In [...]
A Illinois news report suggests that the proposed Illiana Expressway’s creation might be influenced by the ability of the Illinois Toll Road Authority to catch toll cheaters who abuse open road tolling lanes. Illinois’ Toll Road officials don’t know how much money is lost to cheaters, according to the Daily Herald. Writes Joseph Ryan of [...]
John Greuling, chairman and CEO of the Will County Center for Economic Development, says to watch for a push for the Illiana Expressway in 2008, reports the Herald News. Don’t be surprised if area officials now start pushing hard for the Peotone airport and the Illiana expressway in 2008, Greuling predicted.
