Kevin Kirwin, a Wilmington alderman, mows his back yard off Sea Ray Lane Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. The proposed Illiana Expressway may be situated north of the neighborhood. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Judy (left) and Patrick Radosevich talk about the proposed Illiana Expressway at their residence off Sea Ray Lane Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. The expressway may be situated north of the neighborhood. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Judy (left) and Patrick Radosevich talk about the proposed Illiana Expressway at their residence off Sea Ray Lane Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. The expressway may be situated north of the neighborhood. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
William Naughton, who maintains the grounds as well as lives in the neighborhood, opens a gate to remove boats from a nearby lake off Correct Craft Lane and Sea Ray Lane Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. The Illiana Expressway may be situated north of the neighborhood. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Judy Radosevich talks about the proposed Illiana Expressway near her residence off Sea Ray Lane Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
William Naughton talks about the proposed Illiana Expressway Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A truck heads south on Route 53 near New River Rd. near the site for the proposed Illiana Expressway Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Wilmington. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
WILMINGTON — Judy Radosevich looks out from her back deck and sees a cornfield nearby and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the distance, a view that someday may be dominated by the Illiana Expressway. “We have the most beautiful sunsets,” Radosevich said, accepting the …
