JHN: Joliet to vote on another NorthPoint annexation
The 55 acres would give NorthPoint the land contiguity it needs to develop warehouses in more than 900 acres previously annexed into Joliet in 2021, according to a city staff report…. read more →
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JHN: Joliet plans ownership of NorthPoint bridge
The city of Joliet would become the owner of a bridge that would serve NorthPoint Development’s future industrial park. The controversial 2,300-acre project depends on a bridge over Route 53 to create the closed-loop road network that NorthPoint and some Joliet officials say will limit the number of trucks getting onto local roads…. read more →
JHN: Joliet OKs new NorthPoint plan
The Joliet City Council voted 6-2 for NorthPoint Development’s latest plan on Tuesday, again after lengthy comments from opponents to the project.
The approved plan was an expanded from what the council approved a year ago to 2,300 acres. It does not includes a proposal for a bridge near Breen Road. NorthPoint has yet to begin construction and has been fighting litigation aimed at blocking the project…. read more →
JHN: Judge rules for Joliet, NorthPoint vote stays on agenda
The Joliet City Council vote on NorthPoint will proceed on Tuesday after a judge denied opponents’ attempts to delay the public hearing on the project.
Will County Judge John Pavich on Thursday ruled against Stop NorthPoint’s petition for a temporary restraining order that would have delayed the hearing and instructed the city to turn over documents related to any traffic or environmental studies…. read more →
JHN: NorthPoint battle on again, plan gets OK from Joliet Plan Commission
The Joliet Herald-News wrote: NorthPoint battle on again, plan gets OK from Joliet Plan Commission Plan for bigger Compass Global Logistics Hub goes to City Council in December By Bob …… read more →
JHN: Opponents get ready for new NorthPoint battle
Opponents get ready for new NorthPoint battle Revised plans for Compass Global Logistics Hub raise prospect of renewed opposition By Bob Okon November 01, 2021 at 5:15 am CDT NorthPoint …… read more →
JHN: Joliet approves NorthPoint plan after two days of opposition
The approval comes amid a lawsuit trying to stop it, which means the NorthPoint controversy isn’t settled yet. Two lawyers for Stop NorthPoint, the organization that filed the lawsuit, called in to the hearing. “Are you smarter or more informed than the hundreds and maybe thousands of people who oppose this annexation?” attorney Robert Fioretti said… read more →
Stop NorthPoint Asks Court to Uphold Governor’s Order
Stop NorthPoint LLC is asking the court for a temporary restraining order to prevent Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and the City of Joliet from forcing the NorthPoint project through the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals during the height of the pandemic.
“The public hearings set for December 3rd, 10th, and 15th, 2020 violate state law and will endanger the health and safety of the named Plaintiffs and the general public,” according to the complaint filed Monday in Will County court…. read more →
Stop NorthPoint Intends to File TRO, Amended Complaint
Attorneys for Stop NorthPoint LLC announced in court today the group’s intent to seek a temporary restraining order in an effort to prevent the City of Joliet from moving forward with the NorthPoint annexation hearings.
“We are trying to enjoin any hearings or meetings from occurring on December 3 or December 10,” said Richard Linden, of Linden & Bustamante, one of Stop NorthPoint LLC’s attorneys, which also include Bob Fioretti and Peter Bustamante.
This delay does not change Stop NorthPoint’s primary goal of seeking a permanent halt to the project.
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JHN: Joliet restarts NorthPoint annexation process
As per Village of Elwood attorney, the whole point of the Elwood lawsuit was to get Joliet to start the process over from the beginning. Joliet Herald-News writes: … The …… read more →
Stop NorthPoint and veterans file expansive lawsuit against Joliet & NorthPoint Development
Just weeks after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised NorthPoint Development at a groundbreaking in Hegewisch, a well-organized grassroots group called Stop NorthPoint LLC, along with numerous decorated veterans and area residents filed an expansive lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Joliet and NorthPoint Development. The attorneys representing the plaintiffs are Bob Fioretti, Richard Linden and Peter Bustamante…. read more →
Elwood delays Joliet NorthPoint annexation vote!
On October 5, 2020, the Village of Elwood was granted their motion for preliminary injunction on the basis of Special Use and Notice. Judge Rickmon stated in his ruling… …the …… read more →
BGA: Fight over a controversial shipping hub takes a COVID turn
Plans for a huge shipping warehouse complex advance in Joliet, raising issues of economics and concerns about how governments make decisions during the pandemic. Stephanie Irvine’s war with an e-commerce …… read more →
Sen. Joyce & Rep. DeLuca urge Joliet to postpone meeting
April 10, 2020 Mayor Bob O’DekirkCity of Joliet150 W. Jefferson St.Joliet, IL 60432 Dear Mayor O’Dekirk: We have been made aware of plans to hold a public meeting this coming …… read more →