PROTECT ILLINOIS'
ENVIRONMENT

TAKE A STAND AGAINST
LANDBANKING, EMINENT
DOMAIN & "QUICK TAKE"

IN PEOTONE!
Protecting Peotone is a Everyone’s Responsibility!

‘The years’ long menacing of the citizens of Eastern Will
County doesn’t just affect 4,400 OF 24,000 acres of farmland. It
involves the largest assault on the environment, resources and
people of all of Illincis! For, with the forced acquisition of
homes, land and farms, the juggernant of taxpayer paid for
ecocide will ensue. It is the granddaddy of all corporate, anti-
citizen, unnecessary insider political swindles. For, the money
poured down this economic black hole ($100,000,000.00
‘already wasted) will not be used for needful communities or to
improve our environment, but rather, to degrade it!

‘The push on Peotone embodies all that is wrong with
government. It’s an unnecessary project that the airline industry

Speculators.
trusts.” The campaign funders (road builders, trucking outfits,
etc.) wait to be awarded huge state contracts. If they have their
m,flmmmmflm

replace this serene and still pristine land. It's a devolution!

mvt.-xy the politicians at every level have failed the citizens
‘miserably on this one. Al they see are dollar signs and believe
the incessant lies and wild projections they are constantly spoon
fed. Itis up to the citizens with an environmental conscious and
amoral commitment to do what is right, to stand up to this
disgusting assanlt.

Environmentalists must show what they are made of and get
vocal over this. Eminent domain &/or “quicktake” are on the
horizon. Many have been harassed and have sold out already.
Many others are under seige, cconomically and psychologically
over this, as well. NOW is the time to pressure the unknowing
politicians about the reality of this situation and force them to
do the right thing! When a family is forcibly thrown from their
home, we must be there with them to stop this from happening.
For, if they can destroy Peotone, they can do it to anybody in
Iilinois! Come to the aid of Earth and her people! Fight!

* Anthony Rayson - South Chicago ABC Zine Distro
Southside Citizens’ Coalition ~ Chicago ABC
708 - 534 - 1334
P.0. Box 721 Homewood, IL 60430
WE DESERVE SOME ANSWERS!

As the vultures acrimoniously cirele over Peotone, the
citizens of Illinois deserve some answersl

Governor Blagoyevich came out against eminent domain and
“quick take” during the campaign. What is his position now
and when will he personally visit with the people of Peotone,
demonstrate some ethics and stop treating us like lepers?

How is it “legal” to hold whole communities economically
and peychologically hostage for these miny years, making it
impossible to buy or sell our homes and land for a fair price?
What about our children, who have lived with this menace their
whole lives??? Who in hell gave our neighboring communities
the morality to decide our futures out hero?

What is LCOR's track record as far as privately funding the
Kennedy terminal is concerned? Was tax money hoavily used?
Did they go over budget and inflate enplanement projections?

‘What are the economic interests in the farmland surrounding
Peotone of the Jacksons, Rainbow-PUSH, Tony Perry, Aldo
DeAngelis and the Southland crowd? What is the position of the
airline industry regarding an airport in Peotone?

How are the “economic engines” in Mascoutah and Gary
doing and since when does a farmland destroying boondoggle
become “progressive?” Why is Eastern Will County under seige
from the O'Hare obstructionist agenda of Henry Hyde and Co.?
Who has pocketed the $100,000,000.00 already spend and why?

‘'Will government ever use taxpayer money for projects that
benefit needful communities genuinely and directly, which
have real input from citizens, rather than at the behest of
politically connected business interests in cahoots with their
bought and sold politicians? Isn’t extortion a “crime?”

1¢s getting close to “tea party” time, folks! For, we will not
put up with this insipid, hostile takeover! Remember Narital

Peolone Still Being Held Hostage 1

Govemor Blagoyevich has felf compelled o redo state spending,
eliminating many programs, which we're ail painfull fomiiar with.
On the sore subject of Peotone, he has been very quiet. He aiso has
laid off the huge piles of cash certain legislators conirol yet he's very
vocal on “efhics reform.”

He and Daley soliciiied the O'Hare expansion deal, which
Jackson ond Fitzgerald had admitted would render Peofone
unnecessary. Ye, landbanking confinues and the crowing for this
boondoggle dirport has shifted a ltle to the head of the Will County
Board and a few mayors around O'Hare. They just so happened fo
have $3 milion fo menace Souiheastem Will county farmers and
residents with. A German consorfim was briefly hired, fook a look
and said, “No, thanksl” But recently, their Canadian one and
another out East said, “Surel We can do this! Keep sending us your
money.” How dare these O'Hare fowns menace us n this fashion!

Blago gave IDOT $5 million fo “landbank.” instead of fifteen. fike
Ryan had been doing. These Peotone pushers think they can build @
privatized aitport and lease the appropriated land (our homes and
farms) from the statel So he landgrab agents, speculators, road
construction comparies and the propaganda machine chum on.

The $100 million spent already has reached the black community
in diry guich frickle-down fashion. Hopkins Park, in need of genuine,
community-based development, was relieved hat the Women's
Prison would not be erected on fheir town, although they had
begun the foundation for if. Peotone aiso deserves a decision.

The residents in this area (and all llinois citizens) are sillbeing
‘menaced by this unnecessary, money-pit pet project, Like
everybody else, we want our fax money spent for the good of our
children and the good of our community - not fo riniit, for the.
creams and profit of those pushing for this, who willnever be held
accountable anyway, if the project proves useless, - except by usl

S0, we call upon Blagoyevich to make an historic, bold decision
1o stop beating the dead horse known as “Pectone” and free the
citizens in a wide area, for we have been your “low Infensity”
confiict hostages, for these many years. Make a decision, one way
orthe other. If you decide against s, we need fo know that, foo.

~ Anf Rayson ~ Monee, IL (708) - 534 - 1334
flv?g /2,.74_ 2-/5-03

Shut This Airport Nightmare Down
P.0. Box 433, Monee, IL 60430
(708) - 534 - 7319
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SOUTHSIDE CATS

(Citizens And Taxpayers)

Folks on the Southside (and the rest of the siate) have recentiy
‘been hit with fhe latest push on Pectone by Jesse Jackson, Jr. and
his latest pro-Peofone Akport group. Allhough he, like Senalor
Fitzgerald, had sald Peotone was superfivous, I O'Hare expansion
went through.- Lo and behold, the Svengall Altomey, Karagansis,
from the Sububan O'Hare Commision (SOC) and the hypociical
mayors from Elk Grave Viliage and Bensenville, gotin his ear. But
then, lef's notforget that the person with *honey on his lips and
murder In his heat” who frst Infoxicated Jackson with Peotone, was
none other than Henry Hyde, one of the most reactionary pro-
business, anti-cliizen operatives, ever fo hall rom liinolsl

5OC, In thekr desperaion fo stop O'Hare expansion had used he
taclic of “feigned concem” for thelr Southside brothers and sisters
-and would y fo dump mega-airport on us, In hopes it would
somehow prevent the expansion of O'Hare: They wanled If more
than both ways. They wanted the economic prospértly that went
‘with thelr proximily fo O'Hare (6xplaining why hey have $3 milion fo
menace Eastem Wil County with) yet were aghast af the noise,
pollution and congestion living near a major alrport also comes with.
They thought they could Insul our Inleliigence by complalning about
O'Hare up north but saying how great an airport would be down
south! This, mind you, without any hint of a willing aline or any
means of funding for any of It was and has always been a shell
game pertormed with smoke, mirrors and bombast. Of counse they
'had “experts” and charls and wikdly cooked up “siudies” pald for
#hough the nosem by lfinols faxpayers. The Pectone Alrport has
spant roughly $100 million and il they to show for i is about 1,600
expropriated acres and a fon of broadbased, sialewide reseniment.

Under the comupt, yet adept a sublerfuge, regime of George
Ryan, @ vicious concept known as *landbanking” was Implemented
‘without he consent of anybody except a roomiul of bubbleheads in
Springfleld, swept away by the money being fossed around,
including to them as part of George Ryan's “llinols Frs” splurge.

So, siowly for the last two or fhree years, this menace from the.
state, (londbanking) through IDOT who hired.a.company
experienced ot this fype of vuigar coerclon of cifizens, Hansen, has
been harassing certaln cliizens who happen o live in the “footprint."

Of coune, their are two “footprints” one small and one large -
very largel Almost 24,000 acres - 37 square miles - which Is ihree
fimes the size of O'Harel This land setzure of course, I ihe uliimate
goal of this poorly disguised (as a necessary airport fhat will be
capable of performing miraclesl) Jackson expects us fo fruly

fhrough fantasylandi The only two airines who have shown any
serlous (wrtlen) Inferest in Peotone are Southwest and ATA. In their
Midway confracis, it stipulates that I Peofone Is buill they can up
and leave - notfo Pectone, folks, but fo Milwaukeel

In his campalign literatuse, Jesse Junior sill fouts the
figure of 234,000 jobs that “Pectone” will creae. September 11th has
Indeed happened, as has a major depression, U.S. involvement in
overseas warfare, the disappearance of the federal surplus and
massive deficlts In every state. Clearly, If's fime fo “cut the fat” from
the state budget, which Govemor Blagojevich has made an atempt
fo address. He and Daley finallzad the O'Hare expansion deal,
Wwhich the clty and the airlines working out of O'Hare will help fund.

He also “pulled the plug™ on the women's prison that George
meu'mmhmmmfinm
farming community in Hopkdn's Park, In Kankakee County. These
People do want genuine economic development such as
community center, a playground, laundromat, gas stafion, grocery
store, basic Infrasiructure and so on. Thinking fhat they would
‘accept having their sisters and Cousins, malnly from the ciiy living In
thelr communily In cages and that he sate was doing them o
“favor” was not Just racist, but obscene and Immoral fo me.
Nonetheless, Jesse Jackson Senlor came down fhere and advised
them to make He most of i, for which he was Justifiably booed.

Of course, although Mr. Blagojevich has been quite vocal lately
about polttical “ethics,” he's been obilvious fo the huge piles of
faxpayer cash that people llke Emil Jones, Michael Madigan, and
Lee Danleis have ot their disposal. He's made a big move on
Maryville (as i those ofher places are any better) yet has kept either
‘qulet or very vague regarding the fale of the cliizens of “Peotone.”

While George Ryan funnelled $15 million per year the last four
years for “landbanking™ Blago only authorized 35 million. The state
niow owns something like 1,600 acres and s pressuring homeowners
for more all the time. Not all of this s In Jackson's “starter” airport
foolprint of 4,200 acres though. I¥'s a paichwork of real estate
devastation and demolished homes, IFs really messed up the real
estate market. Properly values are greatly depressed in general
because of the threat of his alrport and have been for many years.
‘This area ks not even In Jackson's dishicH 1f's landrustling (a crimet)

Some folks In upscale Heatherbrook, who had the rug pulled out
WHEN REVITALIZING INDUSTRY TAKES PR
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TYRANTS DONT CONSULT THE AFFECTED
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from under them by Bonnema (who exempted himsel from being 7 ©
obligated by the subdivisions covenani) and sold allof the vacant
lofs he siil owned fo the state, now can't get the siate fo buy their
fand and homes. New buyers drawn ot ihere by the beautlful
‘homes and iivabillty out here won't commit because o the never-
ending threat of the alrport. Is a lowdown, didy psychological war.
Olher peoplo, whether “hardship® cases or not In and around the

state forces us fo give them all kinds of faxes and In this case, Is
using that fax money fo menace us out of our own homes and farms!

This lafest scheme by the Jackson forces Is parficulady mean-
splited, yet no one seems fo nolicel Let me explain. He's gotten
the two O'Hare towns o spearhead the hiring of Intemational

‘mention a dith of any kinds of necessary Infrasiucture. Keep In
‘mind, Gary Altport s a half an hour from the loop with major
expressways and rall lines, yet they can't even get any real business
and Chicago supports Garyl The only way bonds are sold is fo
assure the buyers that future fax dolfars will pay.them backi

Doing a e research will show how LCOR invested but a
‘miniscule amount of money In fhe Kennedy ferminal - most af of it
‘was fax moneyl They wen way over budget and wildly over-
estimated projected passengers and this was before September
11kl They're like TAMS who will indeed say what you want,
clamoring away for it and many bellever, affer years of incessant,
foxpayer paid for propagandai- Most of the papers also buy tf and
hawk . has a sianglehold on the thinking when It comes fo
“development.™ downfhis way: Suffice fo say, fhis beaultul, pristine
Jand /e last plece wiihifvan hour of the loop fhat hasn'r been
“Napervillzad™ or “Orlanded.” So, yoirtuke a guess as fo why we
are sounder selget Ofhas hothing fo dowitirirag, elther

Individually and not as.a group; even fhough this will cost the village
more. Good ‘ol, Democracy, eh, John? Your credibiltly as an
“environmentallst” and good nelghbor, have plunged info the tolletl
‘Many-groups oppase it Pectone Akport for many very good
reasons:-If's @ huge feox peyer money. pit wasfe boondoggle.

that has.

#heectt 16 the alr, water and soll for a huge area
‘and would rvin the Kankakee River;f ever forcibly bullt and
somehow launched: T:s-a *blind land frust” Imsider landgrab. As an
alrport project it s unneeded and unwanted by the aliling Industry. i
has no land ofher thar what s forcibly‘taken from Tiinols clitzens.
Mostly, ifs a-never-ending atsault ontiv'ciiizens by the sate

will keep pushing, as will Will County-dnd cthers. Clizens will also

band fogether fo\profect and siruggie witfrthe people so menaced

out heve. If wilkinjeresting fo see If Blagojevich will come fo Peotone

and genvinely Hry fo sesotve fhis-huge problem. Only Glénn Poshard

and Al Salvi have had the guts fo meet with the people of Peotone.
Stop Landbankingl Release therPeotone Hostages!!
Pull the Plug on Peotone 2

‘We've come here today to stand up for citizens, not just in Eastern Will County,
or even all of Hinois. The whole world is under the pressure of corporate-political
bullying. The Peotane Airpart saga is but a sad, local example of it. So, we also
‘come as American citizens, who are speaking for all of the people of the world..

‘This latest assault on our communitis, enginsered by the back-stabbing mayors
from the towns of Elk Grove Village and Benseaville and Jesso Jackson, Jr. has also
lured mayor John Ostenburg of Park Forest into their dubious plot! University
Pack officiala are also claiming o speak for their citizens on this issus. Park Forest
has attained a deserved reputation as an environmentally conscious and
roaponaible town. Notice it is only the mayors who are involved in this knife
sharpening of thoir neighbor communities! s time for a serious reality check!

‘Officiala aro troating citizens like catle or disposable commoities. Our families
‘and farms have boen productively existing for several generations. The people and
1and are not “open space” but rather highly fortile farmland. We earn our keep and
provide food for the world. Many of us aro townapeaple like you and work hard for
our families at some job. To have our tax money used against us just ontrageous!

‘Peotone has slready been & $100 millian swindle, lof over from the corrupt
Gearge Ryan regime. Our communities have been pressured by many llingia
taxpayer funded sources, looking to exploit our land, most painfully from IDOT who
has managod to fighten, bully or lawyer talk several of our neighbors from their
homes and lives out here. Wa've been hurt but we can recover.

Everyone should realize that we are going to stay! Only sbout /3 of the
“inaugural footprint” land has been usurped from us. If eminent domain &or quick
take are forcibly implemented, look for a Cancun type situation to unravel For we
are United States citizens, who raise our families and pay our taxes and won't be
‘pushed out of our homes, por stand by while our friends are thrown into the streeet!

‘We call upon Governor Blsgojevich to demonstrate his newfound governmental
“othics” and pull the plug on Peotone, once and for alll End the tragedy of
landbankine, release the hostagos and let us get on with our lives! Like Hopkin's
Park, we deservo a decision. You stopped the uawantod women's prison down
thers, Now, how about real development that their community truly needs, like a
community conter, nice playground, laudromat, gas station and grocery store?
‘The people af Peotons, Manse, University Park, Goodenaw, Beecher and Crete
deserve a final decision, like O'Hirs, ko Hopkin's Park. We dou't want anything
but to bo lef: alone, Deal with this hostage situstion! Nobody should have to live
‘undar this never-ending, menacing dloud for ‘Liberate Pootons!

‘Too woeks from today, on Friday, t 11 am, many mare of us will
o the State of Ilinois Building in Chicago. We'll present hundreds of petitions
for the government, again ask that the governor step forward and end landbanking
‘and bogin the procesa of healing and actually including citizens in ussful projects.
If, bowever, ita war you want, we'll defend our familiss and our communities, a8

‘best we can.
‘Peotone Airport “Footprint” Resident, Anthony Rayson

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