ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June 23, 2005
     
    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 June 23, 2005, respondents Wooten Construction, Ltd., and Smithfield Properties
    L.L.C., (Wooten) represented that they are proceeding with discussions with their consultant and
    affected homeowners regarding an attempt to resolve this matter. Wooten also represented that it
    has discussed options regarding remediation, including deed restrictions, with the president of
    the homeowner’s association and that the president will present, along with Wooten, the issues
    before the association. The complainant represented that it and the
    Chicago Sun-Times Inc
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    remain optimistic that a settlement will be reached.
     
    The parties or their legal representatives are directed to appear at a telephonic status
    conference with the hearing officer on August 25, 2005, at 10:15 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.
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    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

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