South suburban airport plans still up in the air

The state received six responses in its latest call for potential developers to show their interest in building a south suburban airport.

But there’s no indication yet whether Illinois will proceed with the project, which has been in the planning stage for 30 years.

The airport was a topic this week at a Will County economic development conference attended by state Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn and Erin Aleman, director of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Office of Planning and Programming…Please click here to read Bob Okon’s story in the Herald-News.