1985/09/19: Frank R. Finch to Geoffrey G. Gilbert (3.67013)
Date: September 19 1985Creator: Finch, Frank R.
Type: Document
Description:Response by the Department of the Army, Chicago District, Corps of Engineers to the law firm McBride, Baker and Coles containing documents relating to a Freedom of Information Act request for information dated September 11, 1985 regarding the proposed North-South Tollway [I-355] in Illinois.
Extent: 31 sheets
1985/06/21: Geoffrey G. Gilbert to George H. Ware (3.67014)
Date: June 21 1985Creator: Geoffrey G. Gilbert
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Geoffrey G. Gilbert of the law firm McBride, Baker & Coles to George H. Ware of the Morton Arboretum discussing the contents of environmental impact statements concerning the development of the North-South Tollway in Illinois.
Extent: 2 sheets
1985/05/24: Thomas M. Groutage to Colonel Frank R. Finch (3.67015)
Date: May 24 1985Creator: Groutage, Thomas M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Thomas M. Groutage of the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Rock Island Field Office to Colonel Frank R. Finch District Engineer of the U.S. Army Engineer District Chicago regarding the impact the construction of the proposed North-South Tollway [I-355] will have on wetlands within and adjacent to the right-of-way.
Extent: 10 sheets
Comments of the Morton Arboretum concerning The Draft North-South Tollway Environmental Impact Statement (3.67055)
Date: May 19 1986Type: Document
Description:Official comment by The Morton Arboretum regarding the March 1986 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed North-South Tollway. The Arboretum took issue with several conclusions and errors within the Draft EIS, stating "The draft EIS suffers from an unfortunate pro-tollway bias".
Extent: 43 sheets
Stop the Tollway [Chicago Sun-Times editorial February 20,1984] (3.67075)
Date: February 20 1984Type: Document
Description:Chicago Sun-Times editorial dated February 20, 1984 calling for improvements to existing Illinois 53 versus construction of a new tollway.
Extent: 1 sheet
East-West Tollway [limited berm diagram] (3.67077)
Type: Document
Description:Diagram of a small portion of the Illinois East-West Tollway berm and its limiting effects on the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
Preliminary Response to Category 4: Agreement between the Morton Arboretum and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority [draft] (3.67152)
Type: Document
Description:A draft document discussing the preliminary agreement between the Morton Arboretum and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority regarding concessions and environmental impacts of the Tollway on the Arboretum.
Extent: 3 sheets
Urban Vegetation Laboratory Report V. 1 No. 1, 1988 (3.83045)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1988Type: Document
Description:In-house publication of the Morton Arboretum. This particular issue discusses the North-South Tollway, current grants, research, publications and objectives of the UVL.
Extent: 2 sheets, 1 folded