The Joliet Herald-News wrote: A lawsuit filed by the Stop NorthPoint group this week is aimed at stopping the Compass Global Logistics Hub from ever being built. “The complaint is about the safety, health and welfare of the citizens of Joliet, the surrounding municipalities, and the people of Will… Read more →
The Joliet Herald-News wrote: The Stop NorthPoint group filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at preventing NorthPoint Development from building its proposed industrial park in Joliet… … The Stop NorthPoint group is seeking a judgment that would declare the pre-annexation agreement for the project null and void, prevent any annexations, and… Read more →
Listen to Erin Gallagher discuss the Stop NorthPoint fundraiser and legal issues in Joliet on WJOL on Friday September 11, 2020…… Read more →
Quoting Joliet Herald-News: … John Kieken described what he called “irregularities” in an email sent to Hock, the City Council and members of the media. Kieken pointed out that the annexation petition has a date of being notarized on July 16 and a separate date of being filed on July… Read more →
The September 1 scheduled vote on annexation of 355 out of 1262 acres has been delayed due to a complaint from the Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District for lack of notification. Quoting the Joliet Herald-News: … Interim City Manager Jim Hock at a council workshop meeting Monday recommended delaying the vote… Read more →
Quoting the Joliet Herald-News: The National Cemetery Administration has weighed in on the NorthPoint project, putting out a letter citing concerns about a Route 53 bridge that would be built near the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. …. NCA lists five concerns about the bridge, which would be built in Elwood… Read more →
Quoting the Joliet Herald-News: Veterans groups and members of the Stop NorthPoint organization held a press conference Wednesday calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to review the historic sites in Jackson Township and the surrounding areas to stop NorthPoint’s development of the area…. See more at the Joliet Herald-News… Read more →
Quoting the Joliet Herald-News: NorthPoint opponents hope historic preservation will impede development of the Compass Global Logistics Hub. The Stop NorthPoint group and veterans announced Wednesday that they want the federal government to do a review of the project’s potential impact on Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and other sites of… Read more →
Listen to Erin Gallagher’s WWHN radio interview originally broadcast at 11 AM on August 22, 2020…. Read more →
Quoting the Daily Southtown: The developer of a proposed logistics hub in Will County said that new polling shows widespread support for the $1.7 billion project. Opponents, however, said they will keep fighting the project in court and that regulators have yet to approve key steps needed to move the… Read more →