On December 8th, Judge Anderson signed the following order: “… Because the undersigned has friends and family members with personal interests in both sides of the controversy, the undersigned must recuse.
The case is transferred to Presiding Judge Rickmon for reassignment. Tomorrow’s court date stands…
The TRO will be handled by Judge Rickmon or the otherwise-assigned judge. …”… Read more →
On December 7th an emergency motion was filed to compel Joliet to release the NorthPoint traffic studies by Joliet before any hearings on NorthPoint’s annexation can be conducted.
“VERIFIED EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER/PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO COMPEL JOLIET TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO ANY TRAFFIC STUDIES AHEAD OF THE DECEMBER 21, 2021 CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS AND TO STAY THE CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS”… Read more →
Recently uncovered documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests reveal that NorthPoint’s real intentions go far beyond the Joliet area and that their plans, if allowed to come to fruition, will have far-reaching impacts across the entire region. In the documents unearthed by Stop NorthPoint, NorthPoint lays out their ambition to do an end-run around the will of Illinois residents to create a 30-mile long “Illiana-Lite” expressway corridor reaching across the entire county, from I-55 to I-394 that would conveniently pass right through NorthPoint’s industrial warehouse park…. Read more →
Recently uncovered documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests reveal that NorthPoint’s real intentions go far beyond the Joliet area and that their plans, if allowed to come to fruition, will have far-reaching impacts across the entire region. In the documents unearthed by Stop NorthPoint, NorthPoint lays out their ambition to do an end-run around the will of Illinois residents to create a 30-mile long “Illiana-Lite” expressway corridor reaching across the entire county, from I-55 to I-394 that would conveniently pass right through NorthPoint’s industrial warehouse park…. Read more →
Meet Attilio “Ted” Micci, WWII B-17 Bomber Radioman Thursday Aug. 26th 4 – 6 p.m. (weather permitting) Ted, now 100 years old, served in the US Army Air Force as a radioman on a B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress. He served the maximum 25 allowed missions before returning home. His plane,… Read more →
Today, Stop NorthPoint’s legal team filed a comprehensive response to NorthPoint and Joliet’s motion to dismiss. There are nine counts in our lawsuit and each one is summarized via excerpts below. The court hearing on the motion to dismiss will be heard on June 10th, 2021 To read the full… Read more →
For Immediate Release: Contact: John Kieken, 708-302-5332 Personal Attacks on Stop NorthPoint Spokeswoman Backfire on Sender Overwhelming community support swelled in favor of Erin Gallagher, only strengthening opposition to NorthPoint Development. Local and federal authorities are involved. Information concerning thousands of robo-texts offering personal cell phone number and residence… Read more →
Listen to Mayor Jenco discuss this on WJOL on 4/27/2021 ——- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2021 STATEMENT OF VILLAGE OF ELWOOD PRESIDENT DOUG JENCO: On behalf of the Village of Elwood, I want to thank Governor Pritzker for putting community concerns before corporate interests. Our Village supports development, but… Read more →
The Allen J. Lynch Medal of Honor Veterans Foundation and several Veterans Assistance Commissions across the state have joined as plaintiffs in the Stop NorthPoint lawsuit in an effort to protect Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, among other reasons. Allen Lynch and the Allen J. Lynch MoH Veterans Foundation General Counsel and Veteran Assistance Commission of Lake County Superintendent Andrew Tangen will join attorney Bob Fioretti at a press conference to address the Governor Wednesday at 10 a.m. to be held at Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 104 S. Michigan Avenue…. Read more →
Stop NorthPoint LLC served former Joliet City Manager Martin Shanahan with a subpoena Friday as part of the group’s lawsuit against the City of Joliet and NorthPoint Development. The subpoena seeks the productions of documents in Shanahan’s possession or control relating to studies pertaining to water issues, environmental impacts, traffic, noise and vibration, “whether contained in paper or saved electronically in thumb-drives.”… Read more →