ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
September 15, 2004
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
SMITHFIELD PROPERTIES, L.L.C., an
Illinois limited liability company, WOOTON
CONSTRUCTION, LTD., an Illinois
corporation, and CHICAGO SUN-TIMES,
INC., a Delaware corporation,
Respondents.
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PCB 04-192
(Enforcement – Land, Water)
HEARING OFFICER ORDER
On September 14, 2004, all parties participated in a telephonic status conference with the
hearing officer. The attorney for respondent Wooten Construction, Ltd., represented that it
intends to file its answer on or before September 28, 2004. The complainant did not object. To
that end, Wooten’s answer is now due to be filed on or before September 28, 2004. The parties
represented that settlement discussions have been ongoing with penalty offers under review.
The parties or their legal representatives are directed to appear at a telephonic status
conference with the hearing officer on November 18, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. The telephonic status
conference must be initiated by the complainant, but each party is nonetheless responsible for its
own appearance. At the conference the parties must be prepared to discuss the status of the
above-captioned matter and their readiness for hearing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Bradley P. Halloran
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center, Suite 11-500
100 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312.814.8917