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"What NorthPoint proposes to do next to our treasured cemetery is a disgrace to all veterans. Anyone who votes yes to this project should expect to get a no vote for their reelection from the Joliet veterans.”
"No American would countenance the building of an industrial park next to Arlington National Cemetery. This is no different. We have joined this suit via the Allen Lynch Medal of Honor Foundation because we have one, singular constituency: our living and fallen comrades. We consider this final resting place as sacred, inviolable and worthy of our efforts to mitigate it being defiled as it has been. It doesn't matter if it's Arlington or Abraham Lincoln, they are the same."
“After reviewing the current and past plans, NorthPoint Development would undoubtedly destroy our area. Recklessly approving this project would cause monumental consequenes, inhibit future rowth, and cause irrepreable damage to our county ... If NorthPoint is successful, it will mark the beginning of the end of Will County as we know it.”
“In the strongest language we urge caution because of the impact to public safety, the lack of infrastructure to support the warehouse trucking facility in terms of roads, and the lack of revenue its going to generate to cover the costs.”
“The Will County Farm Bureau strongly opposes forced annexation and condemnation of land.”
"The proposed industrial development by NorthPoint is not in the best interest of Manhattan School District 114, its students, or its citizens"
Listen to Attorneys Bob Fioretti, Richard Linden, and John Kieken with Slocum in the Morning on WJOL on February 2, 2024. They discussed the recent victory in the Appellate Court in the Stop NorthPoint Quality... Read more →
The Will County Circuit Court's dismissal of the Stop NorthPoint "Quality of Life" lawsuit against NorthPoint and Joliet was reversed and remanded in a stern ruling by the Illinois Appellate Court on January 19, 2024. This is a huge victory for the citizens of Manhattan, Elwood, Joliet, and anyone living in the Will County region who would endure the destruction that this 4,000-acre project brings. The dismissal of Counts I and II, that the NorthPoint Development would constitute a private and public nuisance, has been reversed by the Appellate Court and remanded back to Will County Circuit Court.... Read more →
The Stop NorthPoint case was heard in the 3rd Appellate Court at 2:15 PM on November 28th, 2023 in Ottawa, IL. This is the “Quality of Life” case, where Joliet and NorthPoint were sued to... Read more →
Listen to Attorney Richard Linden and John Kieken with Slocum in the Morning on WJOL on October 30, 2023. They discussed the ongoing litigation including the recent victory of the FOIA case, Kieken v. Joliet,... Read more →
Joliet's appeal of the Will County Circuit Court ruling in the Kieken v. Joliet FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) case was slapped down by the Illinois Appellate Court on October 17, 2023. This is a huge victory for all citizens who have a right to oversee their elected officials by requesting government information through the FOIA process. Attorney Richard Linden did a most excellent job securing this victory for Kieken.... Read more →
The FOIA case was heard in the 3rd Appellate Court at noon on September 11th, 2023. This is the Kieken v. Joliet case, where Joliet was sued to produce any traffic or environmental studies when... Read more →
