According to 'The Modernization of O'Hare International Airport', published by the City of Chicago, there are 16 of 3,800 Elk Grove Village businesses that have publicly endorsed the Chicago expansion plan, as well as the Greater O'Hare Association of Industry and Commerce, which would include:

• the teardown of Elk Grove Village industrial buildings, the relocation of businesses outside of our community;
• the reconfiguration of runways that point to the heart of our residential section diminishing our quality of life;
• the loss of tax base that supports essential public services provided by Elk Grove Village, including emergency response services (Fire, Police, and EMS) and the loss of tax base that supports our schools, Library and Park District; and
• the ability of the City of Chicago to acquire whatever Elk Grove Village properties it deems necessary for the expansion of O'Hare.

Last Spring, several of these firms were actually the guests of the City of Chicago and Mayor Daley in Washington, D.C. to lobby for the expansion of O'Hare into our community.

This newsletter is published by
The Village of Elk Grove Village
901 Wellington Avenue
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
Telephone: (847) 439-3900
TDD: (847) 357-4088

Craig B. Johnson, Mayor
Ann I. Walsh, Village Clerk
Gary E. Parrin, Village Manager

TRUSTEES

Nancy J. Czarnik
Samuel L. Lissner
Bart K. Dill
James P. Petri
Patton L. Feichter
Chris Prochno

The Village Hall is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for payment of water bills, local fines, pet licenses, vehicle licenses, and general Village information. In addition, the Finance Department counter will be open on the first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m, - noon. The Engineering & Community Development counter will be open on the first Saturday of the months of May through September from 9 a.m. - noon.

Village Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 8:00 p.m. The floor is opened to the public at 9:00 p.m. for comments and questions.