The Prairie Parkway originally was proposed to cut into the heart of Kendall County. But the federal government has declared the project dead, and Kendall County now wants to get a share of money that was dedicated for the roadway. | File photo
Art Zwemke is elected as 2009 President of the Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce.
A crop duster flies over a corn field on the southwest corner of Galena and Little Rock Road in Little Rock on Friday, July 13, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
Little Rock Road approaches Galena Road in Little Rock in the area where Dennis Hastert once owned farmland. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media Friday, July 13, 2012
Dennis Hastert in 2008.
Map of proposed Prairie Parkway
It might be the most famous patch of corn in Illinois. The approximately 139-acre field at Galena and Little Rock roads has been mentioned on national TV and in national newspapers, and once belonged to the U.S. Speaker of the House. When it sold for …
