Southland lawmakers urge approval of South Suburban Airport

From left: State Reps. Marcus Evans, Larry Walsh Jr., Sen. Toi Hutchinson, State Rep. Will Davis, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, State Rep. Al Riley, State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, State Rep. Anthony DeLuca and SSMMA Executive Director Edward Paesel In Kelly’s office prior to meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx

A group of Southland state lawmakers were in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, meeting about the proposed South Suburban Airport, according to a press release from U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly.

Kelly and the state lawmakers met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and the Federal Aviation Administration to urge approval of the airport, the release said…Please click here to read more of the release, published in the Southtown Star.