At stake is a lawsuit by the Illinois Department of Transportation against the Barbour family. The state wants to acquire the family’s land as part of the 5,800 acres needed to develop a new Chicago-area airport. Ryan, representing the Barbours, said it is premature to be acquiring land because the Federal Aviation Administration has yet to give final approval for an airport’s construction. Tejeda, Gregory. NW TImes 19 October 2012.
