Amazon to build two distribution warehouses in south suburbs, but local officials want more — an air

A host of local officials welcomed Amazon Inc.‘s decision Monday to open distribution centers in Matteson and Markham, and the 2,000 jobs that go with them, but asked for more — a company decision to use the long proposed south suburban airport as an air cargo hub.

Amazon “is in all respects on the cutting edge of e-commerce. And with so many Amazon facilities emerging in the Chicago metro area, I am certain that we’re going to need a more accessible airport … that isn’t on the other side of Chicago,” said U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, a Matteson Democrat…Please click here to read Rick Pearson’s story in the Tribune.

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2. Chicago Tribune – Southtown: Pritzker touts new Amazon centers in Matteson, Markham as demand grows for third airport

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4. WGN 9: 2 new Amazon fulfillment centers coming to Chicago’s southern suburbs

5. CBS:Amazon To Build New Robotic Fulfillment Centers In Matteson And Markham, Bringing 2,000 Jobs To South Suburbs

6. Crain’s Chicago Business:Amazon plans facilities in Matteson, Markham

7. NBC Chicago: Amazon to Build 2 Fulfillment Centers in Chicago’s South Suburbs

8. Chicago Sun-Times: Amazon adds 2 facilities in south suburbs

9. CIPROUD: Gov. Pritzker announces new Amazon plant creating thousands of jobs