Illiana: Us or none

Staff report Plans for construction of the Illiana Expressway were narrowed Tuesday: build it near Wilmington or not at all.

[Watch i think its coming]

Here it comes this is a oneway freight train with no brakes read the story it is a no brainer!!!! 60 days away from official corrider

[Curious]

Watch i think its coming wrote:

Here it comes this is a oneway freight train with no brakes read the story it is a no brainer!!!! 60 days away from official corrider

Read what story??

[Watch i think its coming]

Curious wrote:

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Read what story??

THE STORY (ILLIANNA US OR NONE)AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE

[Smiley]

BUILD IT!!!

[wilmo]

Lets build it now it won't hurt anything its only going to help!!!

[Jor]

Do the supporters of the Illiana realize this is going to be a toll road?

[Stegerfox]

who cares? we need the businesses out here!!!!

[wilmo]

Jor wrote:

Do the supporters of the Illiana realize this is going to be a toll road?

So what !!!!

[Mike]

Toll road, free road ... Build it!!!

[Nah]

Stegerfox wrote:

who cares? we need the businesses out here!!!!

Don't expect miracles. They promised businesses and prosperity when they built the I355 extension, and it has amounted to zilch in terms of growth. The Chicago Tribune had a very enlightening story about it last fall. Check it out if you don't believe me.

[BUILD IT WILL YA]

GET BUSY BUILD IT NOW

[susie]

Nah wrote:

<quoted text>Don't expect miracles. They promised businesses and prosperity when they built the I355 extension, and it has amounted to zilch in terms of growth. The Chicago Tribune had a very enlightening story about it last fall. Check it out if you don't believe me.

It has actually added a lot more residents to the Frankfort area. I hope they build it.

[Watcher]

susie wrote:

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It has actually added a lot more residents to the Frankfort area. I hope they build it.

No, that is not why Frankfort's population increased. Nothing to do with it, as a matter of fact. People don't move to an area because of an expressway/tollway. People moved to Frankfort because of its reputation for upscale living, schools, absence of gangs and violence. But not for a road!

[Noo]

I moved out to the country to get away from the busy every day life. First the road and then the airport in peotone which equals more traffic and trucks. No business's are going to build now, most of them are downsizing.

[Neighbors to the south]

Build it!!!! I wish they would extend 355 to 57 also.

[South Sider]

Build it- right through the fine neighbors house in Manteno! Think of your neighbors-oh, I forgot it is OK to ruin an area, produce congestion, crime, noise and future blight, as long as it is not crushing or destroying your house or area. After all, it will produce all those jobs-which seem to pay substandard wages and these companies seem to hire a disproportionate amount of cheap desperate illegal labor. Think about these poorly maintained noisy trucks destroying the quiet. Think about the bright lights taking away the view of the night sky,in an area that is known to be one of the best star gazing areas in northern Illinois. Think about these poorly maintained trucks ruining all the other roads in the area, as well as the safety hazards these trucks will present on local roads. JUST THINK!! You will not ever be able to undo the damage this road will inflict.

[Lettuce be serious]

South Sider wrote:

Build it- right through the fine neighbors house in Manteno! Think of your neighbors-oh, I forgot it is OK to ruin an area, produce congestion, crime, noise and future blight, as long as it is not crushing or destroying your house or area. After all, it will produce all those jobs-which seem to pay substandard wages and these companies seem to hire a disproportionate amount of cheap desperate illegal labor. Think about these poorly maintained noisy trucks destroying the quiet. Think about the bright lights taking away the view of the night sky,in an area that is known to be one of the best star gazing areas in northern Illinois. Think about these poorly maintained trucks ruining all the other roads in the area, as well as the safety hazards these trucks will present on local roads. JUST THINK!! You will not ever be able to undo the damage this road will inflict.

I sure hope you never drive on any highways in your day to day life, since they're so evil and all.

[Wildcat Fan!]

53 is already a mess what is everyone scared about? It's not like it's going to bring semi's...they are already here!

[iybitwc]

If you build it they will come.

[MyWindyCity]

South Sider wrote:

Build it- right through the fine neighbors house in Manteno! Think of your neighbors-oh, I forgot it is OK to ruin an area, produce congestion, crime, noise and future blight, as long as it is not crushing or destroying your house or area. After all, it will produce all those jobs-which seem to pay substandard wages and these companies seem to hire a disproportionate amount of cheap desperate illegal labor. Think about these poorly maintained noisy trucks destroying the quiet. Think about the bright lights taking away the view of the night sky,in an area that is known to be one of the best star gazing areas in northern Illinois. Think about these poorly maintained trucks ruining all the other roads in the area, as well as the safety hazards these trucks will present on local roads. JUST THINK!! You will not ever be able to undo the damage this road will inflict.

You're so right, we should be demolishing interstates instead of building more. According to your flawless logic, that would reduce crime, congestion, noise, blight, broken down trucks, etc. We need to go back to horse and buggies, they didn't destroy the roads like trucks do. They also don't have headlights on them so it won't stop anyone from the super productive job of star gazing.