Guest Commentary
By Judy Ogalla
Vice President of STAND
Gov. Pat Quinn is not the first governor to give lip service to building a new airport near Peotone. Nearly every governor since Richard Ogilvie has made a similar statement. Yet, the project has been permanently grounded, unable to fly out of the perennial planning phase.
And despite Peotone airport boosters with deep pockets — like former Bensenville Mayor John Geils and Elk Grove Village Mayor…
