Third airport support splits Chicago region
A 3000 respondent Metro Chicago study shows 58 percent favor a third airport over expanding O Hare and Midway. Support is higher in Will County and suburban Cook. Critics call the question vague and warn of urban sprawl and farmland loss near Peotone.
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Peotone airport poll splits Will County on development
Center spokesman Mike Truppa notes the poll shows public desire to contain development and protect farmland open space, opposing a Peotone third airport. Cochran counters it would spur revitalization, while Sierra Club's Darin warns of major sprawl and water air quality harm. Barrett cites quality of life concerns and regional land use reform. Tollway funding prompts debate as well.
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