Letters rattle landowners along planned tollway

The project doesn’t yet have the federal stamp of approval, or “record of decision,” which is expected by May 30.

The Illinois Department of Transportation appears to be moving quickly to acquire the land needed for the 47-mile tollway that would extend from Interstate 55 near Wilmington to I-65 near Lowell, Ind…Please click here to read Susan Demar Lafferty’s story in the Southtown Star.