Tuesday, September 06, 2005

End of the Line

Heard on the news (WMAY) over lunch - a federal judges has, in effect, thrown out Illinois' suit to prevent the removal of the 183rd Fighter Wing from Springfield.

It's over, folks.

More details and a link when available.

UPDATE: OK, here's more including the guv saying it's still not over. From the SJ-R's online Breaking News:
U.S. District Judge Jeanne Scott on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed last week to try to block the transfer of the 183rd Fighter Wing's F-16s from Springfield to Fort Wayne, Ind.

She cited a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision in determining that Blagojevich had no legal standing to sue.

In a statement, the governor said his attempt to keep the jets in Springfield “is certainly not over.”

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It is a sad day.