Category Archives: Peotone

Junior’s Fall from Grace: More Bad News for Peotone

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Michael Bryson

You’d think that Jessie Jackson Jr.’s stunning fall from political grace last week would have opponents of the Great Imaginary Airport in Peotone doing cartwheels of joy out in the cold autumnal winds of eastern Will County. After all, the … Continue reading →

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Bulldozing the Rights of the People: That’s the Illiana Way

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Michael Bryson

Remember the Prairie Parkway? Just a few years ago, it was the Big New Road Project of choice in northeastern Illinois. A monumentally dumb idea for a whole host of reasons, the Prairie Parkway fortunately fizzled after the recession of … Continue reading →

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The Airport Nobody Wants or Needs

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Michael Bryson

The Saturday before Earth Day, Jesse Jackson, Jr. and a contingent of political supporters rode down to the farmlands of eastern Will County to spade up a little dirt in a pious promotion of the ill-fated Great Imaginary (aka Peotone) … Continue reading →

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Peotone Airport Controversy Takes Off

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Michael Bryson

Today US Representative (IL-D) Jesse Jackson, Jr. will visit eastern Will County with a contingent of supporters and symbolically turn over a few spadefuls of earth in a supposed “groundbreaking” ceremony for the long-contested South Suburban Airport. Airport critics, I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Peotone Airport’s Ongoing Tragicomedy

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Michael Bryson

Thank goodness for the intransigence and political buffoonery of our Illinois public officials. Without their ceaseless bickering, the ill-fated and monumentally stupid Great Imaginary Airport project envisioned near Peotone might actually get off the ground. As it is, the GIA … Continue reading →

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The Airport that Just Won’t Die

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Michael Bryson

Like a cold sore or a nasty case of bronchitis, the Great Imaginary Airport near Peotone just won’t go away. Not even with a prescription. After many months of keeping a low profile, the Illinois Department of Transportation made a … Continue reading →

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Will the Peotone Airport Ever Fly? Let’s Hope Not

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Michael Bryson

This is a tale of two airports — one real, the other imaginary — located in the peaceful Will County countryside near the small town of Peotone. The real one used to be an obscure outpost called Sanger Field. It’s … Continue reading →

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Morning Meditations and the Cathedral Area Regional Airport

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Michael Bryson

The springtime dawn is especially peaceful in my neighborhood, Joliet’s quiet and historic Cathedral Area. I rise early to make coffee, feed the cat, and shuffle out to get the morning papers. A white-throated sparrow sings his melancholy song from … Continue reading →

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The Peotone Airport: Grab Land First, Ask Later

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Michael Bryson

The ongoing follies in the Peotone Airport Saga have critics cheering and supporters groaning. IDOT and Governor Blagojevich submitted two plans for Peotone to the FAA for review, hoping that one would be approved. This cover-all-the-bases approach incorporated the competing … Continue reading →

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