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News & Updates

News & Updates

Environmental groups and JSNtoNP file intervention on Elwood’s lawsuit against Joliet

Sierra Club, Openlands, and four members of the Just Say No to NorthPoint group filed a “Petition to Intervene” on the Elwood v Joliet lawsuit. The judge on that case is scheduled to hear arguments next week on this intervention. We will keep you posted…. Read more →

2 years ago
Government Media Coverage News & Updates

JHN: Citizen participation gets tense at Joliet council meetings

Joliet Herald-News wrote: … Two speakers were nearly ushered out of the room, although they weren’t. The mic was cut off twice on one speaker…. … Mayor Bob O’Dekirk invoked the “personal attacks” rule when Erin Gallagher began talking about Councilman Larry Hug, although he has let it slide at… Read more →

2 years ago
News & Updates

Elwood delays Joliet NorthPoint annexation vote!

Today, the Village of Elwood was granted their motion for preliminary injunction on the basis of Special Use and Notice. Judge Rickmon stated in his ruling… …the notice published in the Herald News …is woefully deficient. In addition, I find that the City of Joliet, with regard to the special… Read more →

2 years ago
Government News & Updates

JHN: Elwood seeks court order to block NorthPoint annexations

The Joliet Herald-News wrote: Elwood is seeking a court order to stop the first NorthPoint annexation from proceeding as planned on Oct. 6. That’s the date when the Joliet City Council is scheduled to vote on the first annexations for NorthPoint Development’s Compass Global Logistics Hub… Read more at the… Read more →

3 years ago
Government News & Updates

Elwood files for preliminary injunction against Joliet

On Monday August 31, late in the afternoon, Village of Elwood filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the City of Joliet to prevent Joliet from taking any action on the NorthPoint project until the Elwood lawsuit is litigated. At the time, Joliet had not yet filed a response to… Read more →

3 years ago
Government Media Coverage News & Updates

JHN: City manager: Delay won’t stop NorthPoint annexation into Joliet

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 →

3 years ago
Government Media Coverage News & Updates

JHN: Joliet delays NorthPoint vote as opponents dig into annexation process

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 →

3 years ago
Media Coverage News & Updates

JHN: Federal cemetery agency lists concerns about NorthPoint bridge

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 →

3 years ago
News & Updates

JHN: Joliet waits on annexation petitions as NorthPoint says its ready to build

Quoting the Joliet Herald-News: NorthPoint Development has not submitted paperwork to start the annexation process into Joliet, even as the company released a poll this week showing popular support for its plans and says it is ready to start building its controversial logistics park. and… The pre-annexation agreement approved by… Read more →

3 years ago
Media Coverage News & Updates

Daily Southtown: Polls show support for logistics hub, developer says. See you in court, opponents say.

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 →

3 years ago

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