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Orland Park staff brief trustees on Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger and potential effects of 'People Over Parking' law
Summary
Village planners told the committee the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger is unlikely, by itself, to bring freight through Orland Park without new interconnections; trustees also discussed annexation interest near rail corridors and the implications of Illinois' People Over Parking Act (SB 2111) for local land control.
Orland Park planning staff briefed the Committee of the Whole on Dec. 1 about the announced Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger and local steps the village is taking to evaluate related railroad and transit land issues.
Planner Sangeeta said both railroads’ boards and shareholders had approved the transaction and that the merger application will be filed with the Surface Transportation Board…
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