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 those FOIA requests were denied…. Read more →
Nothing about NorthPoint is easy, and that was the case again this week with the annexation of 55 more acres for the massive warehouse project. NorthPoint Development wants to develop more than 1,200 acres for warehouses, a plan fiercely opposed by residents who live closest to the proposed development called the Third Coast Intermodal Hub…. Read more →
Listen to Stop NorthPoint attorney Bob Fioretti and founders John Kieken and Ron Adamski discuss options after the outgoing Mayor of Joliet snuck in a last-minute annexation for NorthPoint. WJOL April 20, 2023… Read more →
Just before the Joliet City Council on April 18 narrowly approved annexing some 55 acres in Jackson Township, with outgoing Mayor Bob O’Dekirk casting the tie-breaking vote, Township Supervisor Matt Robbins told the council the owner, East Gate Logistics – that is, NorthPoint, already has the property on the market. … Read more →
The 55 acres would give NorthPoint the land contiguity it needs to develop warehouses in more than 900 acres previously annexed into Joliet in 2021, according to a city staff report…. Read more →
In the larger deal, Target confirmed it has leased a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial building under construction in the Third Coast Intermodal Hub, an industrial park under construction in Joliet. It’s the biggest industrial lease in the Chicago area in more than two years and part of a multiyear expansion of Target’s local distribution network…. Read more →
City of Joliet – Mayor and City Council Consolidated Election – April 4, 2023 In the City of Joliet, there are eight (8) elected Council members, where five (5) each represent one City District, and three (3) are representatives “At-Large”… Read more →
Village of Manhattan Trustees Consolidated Election – April 4, 2023 In the Village of Manhattan, there are six (6) elected Trustees, and on April 4th, 2023, three (3) of these Trustee seats will be on the ballot for the Illinois… Read more →
CenterPoint Properties has filed a second lawsuit against Joliet alleging that the City Council acted “in retribution” in May when it denied zoning for further development of the CenterPoint Intermodal Center.
The retribution was linked to CenterPoint’s opposition to the controversial NorthPoint Development project, CenterPoint alleges…. Read more →
The legal fight against NorthPoint Development goes on even as the developer moves ground this summer for its future Third Coast Intermodal Hub.
NorthPoint began construction in late June in Joliet with four lawsuits pending in Will County Court aimed at stopping or impeding the developer’s plan to build its 2,300-acre logistics park stretching from Joliet to Elwood…. Read more →
