Van Til: Illiana Expressway could improve south county drainage

CROWN POINT | The proposed south county Illiana Expressway could carry a benefit beyond an expected relief valve for heavy region traffic, Lake County's surveyor said Tuesday.

RICH JAMES: Is it too soon to talk of new tax?

Northwest Indiana has languished in mediocrity for far too long, largely because of an unwillingness to raise or spend money.

WILLIAM NANGLE: New tax revenue must not fuel gravy train

We start paying a Lake County income tax in October.

Environmentalists question INDOT reps on Illiana plans

PORTAGE | Region environmentalists on Thursday urged Illiana Expressway planners to make groundwater protection a key component in the project.

Illiana planners reduce Indiana road closings to three

Illiana Expressway planners have whittled down crossroad closures to just three in Indiana, after starting with a list of more than a half-dozen that would dead-end at the expressway.

RICH JAMES: Lake transportation system needs upgrades

If there were snail darters in Indiana, opponents of the Illiana Expressway likely would have used them to block the proposed highway.

Illiana Expressway meeting brings out opponents

LOWELL | State transportation officials said Thursday they will have a "real good guess" of exactly where the 47-mile Illiana Expressway will go by midsummer, as well as what crossroads will remain open and where interchanges will be.

Illiana Expressway foes to attend

LOWELL | The No Illiana 4 Us group plans to bring its handout maps tonight when bistate planners of the Illiana Corridor lay out theirs during a public meeting to examine specifics of the expressway that would run between Cedar Lake and Lowell.

Officials offer 'rough draft' at Illiana Corridor meeting

PEOTONE | Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation discussed the second tier of the proposed Illiana Corridor at the first of two schedule public open houses Tuesday at Peotone High School.

Illiana Expressway strategies to be discussed April 18 at Lowell Middle School

LOWELL | Indiana and Illinois planners for the Illiana Expressway will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. April 18 at the Lowell Middle School, 19250 Cline Ave.

Date incorrect for next Illiana Expressway strategy meeting

Indiana and Illinois planners for the proposed Illiana Expressway meet from 5 to 8 p.m. April 18 at Lowell Middle School, 19250 Cline Ave.

Illiana opposition takes up environmental impact crusade

LOWELL | An area federal conservationist has a list he thinks Illiana Corridor consultants should follow if they are to maintain environmental justice and not destroy agriculture in the project's path.

RICH JAMES: There's more planning than doing in NWI

If I had a nickel for every study commissioned by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, I’d be a very rich guy.

Who will benefit from the Illiana Expressway construction?

The main reason for the new Illiana toll road is not to alleviate traffic from other roads but to provide a direct route to the Peotone airport.

Illiana Expressway in hunt for private investors

Illiana Expressway planners have an aggressive schedule for bringing in private investors to build the road, releasing a timeline Thursday calling for a public-private partnership deal to be signed by the end of 2014.

EDITORIAL: Local input should influence Illiana design

Already, opponents are lining up against the Illiana Expressway, even before the actual route is chosen. The opposition is premature at best.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Tri-Creek Republicans oppose Illiana Expressway

The Tri-Creek Republican Committee recently voted to submit our opposition to the proposed Illiana Expressway toll road.

Landowners meet with state on Illiana Expressway

CEDAR LAKE | More than 100 property owners whose homes and businesses are in the path of the proposed Illiana Expressway received a glimpse of the future Monday at a landowners meeting hosted by the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Illiana Expressway study now in local libraries

An examination of the environmental impacts of the proposed Illiana Expressway and the official decision to move forward with the B3 route running between Lowell and Cedar Lake are now available to the public.