Bipartisan stakeholders, business and labor leaders gather to push for suburban infrastructure project
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi will host a jobs summit on the economic impact of developing western access to O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday, April 11. The jobs summit will be a bipartisan gathering of key stakeholders that includes government, business and labor leaders regarding one of the most significant infrastructure and economic development projects to benefit the west and northwest Chicago suburbs.
O’Hare Western Access Jobs Summit with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
WHAT: A roundtable discussion with bipartisan stakeholders on the economic benefits to the west and northwest Chicago suburbs of developing western access to O’Hare International Airport.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Roosevelt University Board Room, 1400 N Roosevelt Blvd, Schaumburg, IL
NOTES: Keynote Speakers will include:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, 8th District of Illinois
Dan Cronin, Chairman of the DuPage County Board
Bob Schillerstrom, Chairman of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority
Marc Poulos, Executive Director of the Foundation for Fair Contracting (FFC), Member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150
Attendees will include, among others:
State Senator Cristina Castro
State Senator Tom Cullerton
State Senator Laura Murphy
State Representative Ana Moeller
State Representative Christine Winger
Mayor Craig Johnson of Elk Grove Village
Mayor Al Larson of Schaumburg
Village President Deborah Bullwinkel of Villa Park
Mayor Nunzio Pulice of Wooddale
Mayor Rodney Craig of Hanover Park
Mayor Jeff Pruyn of Itasca
Mayor Franco Coladipietro of Bloomingdale
Billie Roth, Village President of Streamwood
Ed Ritter, Village President of Carpentersville
John Carpenter, CEO of Choose DuPage
Dave Parulo, CEO of Meet Chicago Northwest
TJ Ross, Executive Director of PACE
Ralph Affrunti, President of the Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council
Carolina Martinez-Gutierrez, Project Administrator of the Chicago Department of Aviation
Joe Pastorino, Assistant to the President of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
Tom Cuculich, Chief of Staff, DuPage County
Paul Fichtner, Member, DuPage County Board
John Loper, DuPage County Chief of Transportation Planning
Joan Olson, Communications Manager, DuPage County
Don Puchalski, DuPage County Commissioner
Chris Snyder, Director of Transportation, DuPage County
Sam Tornatore, DuPage County Commissioner
Raymond Rummel, Village Manager, Elk Grove Village
Frank Furco, Business Manager of IBEW Local 71
Ben Brockschmidt, Vice President of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Mike Sturino, CEO of Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association
Joe Riley, Business Manager of Laborers Local 68
Leo Esparza, Business Manager of Laborers’ Local 1
CONTACT: Will Baldwin (202) 774-8100
