Bensenville and Wood Dale will provide free transportation to west suburban residents who want to attend an Elk Grove Village rally this weekend protesting expansion at O’Hare International Airport.
In Bensenville, buses will leave Fenton High School, 1000 W. Green St., beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday. They will drop passengers off at Elk Grove Village Hall for a 1 p.m. march to Elk Grove High School. The last bus will leave Fenton at 12:15 p.m.
Wood Dale will hold a prerally starting at 11:30 a.m. at Wood Dale Junior High School, 655 N. Wood Dale Rd. Mayor Ken Johnson and Ald. Dave Tolem will speak. Buses will leave the junior high at 12:15 p.m., arriving at Elk Grove Village Hall at about 12:30 p.m.
The rally will start at 2 p.m. in the Elk Grove High School gymnasium. Keynote speakers include U.S. Reps. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (R-Ill). Gov. George Ryan and U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.) have been invited. A free meal will be served at 3 p.m., and buses will leave for Fenton High School and Wood Dale Junior High School beginning at 4 p.m.
The Suburban O’Hare Commission is sponsoring the rally. For more information, call the commission at 860-7101. For information about Bensenville shuttle buses, call Village Hall at 766-8200. For information about Wood Dale shuttle buses, call City Hall at 766-4900.