Will County board advances amendments limiting condemnation offers on 140th/140 Third Street project after public outcry

The Will County Board on Sept. 18 approved two amendments that narrow the county’s active property acquisition for the proposed widening of 140 Third Street, following sustained public comment from Homer Glen residents and local officials and several hours of debate.

The first amendment, carried by roll call, withdraws “all offers to purchase parcels for such improvement between Lamont Road/State Road and Parker Road” and passed 15–0 on the roll call for the amendment. A subsequent motion changed language in the resolution from authorizing the Department of Transportation to pursue purchases to explicitly requiring the DOT to withdraw outstanding offers in that corridor; that wording change carried 19–0 on a later roll call. The underlying resolution directing the state’s attorney to proceed with condemnation for the project remained under discussion during the meeting and did not reach a recorded final vote in the transcript excerpt.

The actions follow an extended public comment period in which village and township officials, homeowners and association representatives urged the board to pause or…