Illinois continues contempt for private land as Illiana Expressway bill gets approved

Illinois State Capitol
(Photo credit: J. Stephen Conn)

It feels like deja vu all over again as the Illinois legislature recently approved a bill  (SB3318) that would allow Quick Take authority for the Illiana Expressway.

Normally, I hate the phrase--deja vu all over again because it is redundant--except in this case, it isn't. While deja vu refers to something that seemingly happened before, in the case of the Illinois legislature's boneheaded move to usurp the rights of landowners, the beat goes on. It might even be more appropriate to say this is deja vu all over again and again and again!

There may be small comfort in knowing that SB3318 squeaked by in the Illinois House with a vote of 61 to 57.

Senator, State, Toi Hutchinson 

Customer service still exists

The light of a new day often puts things into a new and better perspective here at CHBlog.

There is no point in going into the whole sordid story about how I was essentially ripped off for years; paying  for what should have been free services included with my purchase of a domain name at GoDaddy.com. 

I'm putting all that behind me because I am just grateful the problems have finally been resolved.

I owe a debt of gratitude to a good employee at GoDaddy, who still believes in and obviously cares about customer service--a rare commodity these days. I would like to give a shout out to Gina from Iowa, who took the time to help me with my quest to straighten things out once and for all. Thanks Gina!

Now, on to some blogging business

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Big changes for CHBlog!

Blog changes

Because I've been increasingly unhappy with my former blog at GoDaddy.com, CHBlog has been moved to a new location, permanently.

The same web address--CHBlog.ozarkattitude.com--remains the same, however.

Bear with me. There may be some links that fail to work from time to time.

I am attempting to fix this problem. Most of what has been written is available on my home computer, so if there is a story you want to see that does not show up here, please let me know via email. I can generally find old posts on my home computer.

I have been busy transferring files, one at a time, from the former blog, which no longer exists. All of the posts prior to two years ago are GONE! Except for a very few that I was able to copy, all of the wonderful comments provided by so many people are now GONE. I had hoped to have access to them for a short time, so that I might copy them, but due to incorrect assistance and poor instructions of some GoDaddy tech personnel, that didn't happen.

In essence, CHBlog is starting from scratch. Most of the information contained in these pages regarding the third airport will be added so as to provide a comprehensive history of the Peotone Airport project. CHBlog began in 2005.

Thanks for all the support CHBlog has received in the past and I hope into the future because a blog is only as good as its readers.

Still accepting petition signatures against Peotone Airport

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IDOT Crystal ball failed in 2010

Chicago Skyline (Photo credit: TomC)

Perhaps time flies, but it is doubtful that the South Suburban Airport ever will.

By now, a new airport south of Chicago was supposed to have not only been up and running, but was supposed to be wildly successful, giving credit to thousands of jobs that would make the Chicago region "recession-proof." Those were the actual words they used to describe the benefit of a new airport south of Chicago.

The year 2010 was a very important one in the life of the "third airport," (South Suburban Airport, Peotone Airport, and Abraham Lincoln National Airport) all names for the same project, by the way.

Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Blago

The Internet is a funny thing—I just found this post listed in a forum in Paris, Texas.

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I think our justice system is severely lacking in justice for all. 


Blago got -what - 14 years for his crime and Jesse Jackson, jr wasn't even tried for his role. Junior offered to buy the nomination which is just as wrong. And I have to believe that Obama knew about it as well as Eric Holder and Rham Emmanuel. That's a 4 to 1 ratio . Wonder how much was influenced by racism?
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It appears that Illinois and its infamous Chicago's south side Congressman (Jesse Jackson, Jr.) have fans all across the country.

Microsoft vs. Peotone; both start in 1985

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Business Model vs. Boondoggle

In 1985, Bill Gates who incorporated Microsoft four years earlier, released the first version of the Windows Operating System. It made him one of the country's youngest millionaires.

That was also the year that three Illinois state senators sponsored a resolution to begin the study of a new airport to serve the Chicagoland area. It has since evolved into the Peotone Airport, one of the state’s biggest boondoggles.

Look at the evolution of the two projects.