THE JOURNAL & TOPICS NEWSPAPERS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008
Village To Move Windshear Tower
Rosemont agreed to pick up the cost of relocating a windshear tower from property west of the Rosemont Theater to a nearby spot situated on the far southern boundary of the village.
Aldridge Electric, Inc. was hired to construct and erect the new windshear tower. The pur pose of the tower is to serve as a warning device for planes land ing at nearby O'Hare Airport that may be susceptible to sud den high winds.
The cost to the village will total approximately $123,400. Local officials said the cost is around $70,000 less than the next lowest quote.