April 7, 2003. Full committee field hearing.
TEA-21 Reauthorization: "Illinois Transportation: Crossroads of Our Nation"
Monday, April 7, 2003
11:15 a.m.
Dirksen Federal Office Building, Room 2525
Chicago, IL
Opening Statements: Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
Witnesses: Hon. Tim Martin
Secretary
Illinois Department of Transportation
Hon. Miguel D'Escoto
Director
Chicago Department of Transportation
Doug Whitley
President
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Jim Pennekamp
Executive Director
Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois
Ryan Petty
President
Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce
Denise Bulat
Director
Bi-State Regional Commission
Hon. Thomas Marcucci
Mayor, City of Elmhurst
Representative of CATS (Chicago Area Transportation Study)
Hon. Robert Schillerstrom
Chairman
DuPage County Board
Professor Piyushimita Thakuriah
Associate Director of Research Programs
Urban Transportation Center- Department of Urban Planning and Policy
David Lorig
President
Lorig Construction Company
Rita Castle
Public Affairs Officer
Caterpillar
Margaret Blackshere
President
Illinois AFL-CIO
Richard Feltes
President
Feltes Sand and Gravel
Ron Warfield
President
Illinois Farm Bureau
Hon. Linzey Jones
Mayor of Olympia Fields
President of South Suburban Mayors and Manages Association
Additional Statements Submitted for the Record: Business Leaders for Transportation
Transportation Management Association
Robert Jones
Mayor
Danville, IL
Phil Pagano
Executive Director
Metra, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
Richard C.D. Fleming
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
Joseph L. Mikan
Will County Executive
Coles County Council
Henry Sinda
City of Collinsville, IL
Neil Dillard
Mayor
Carbondale, IL
Madison County, IL
City of Villa Grove, IL
Kurt McChesney
Highway 24 Coalition
336 Coalition
Project 29
Brookfield Zoo
City of Litchfield, IL
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, IL
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, Carbondale, IL
Hon. Chapin Rose,
Illinois House of Representatives
Lee Roy Brandon,
Jackson County Business Development Corporation
Village of Catlin, IL
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Highway 30 Coalition
51 Coalition
