CRADL * PO Box 1302 * Lisle, IL 60532

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information, contact:
Ed Young, President, 630-961-0354
Janna Sampson, Treasurer, 630-960-0527
Tim Lane, 630-852-0039

CRADL and a number of homeowners of the Village of Lisle have retained Mark W. Daniel and John R. Zemenak, attorneys with the Law Firm of Rathje, Woodward, Dyer and Burt, Wheaton, Illinois, to represent their interests in matters related to the application of Meijer, Inc. for annexation, rezoning and special use planned unit development of the 60.5 acre parcel of land located at Maple Avenue and Benedictine Parkway in Lisle.

Mr. Daniel has submitted a Freedom of Information Request for Public Records to the Village of Lisle. Mr. Daniel, Mr. Zemenak and their associates will be reviewing the public record for the purpose of determining whether the Village followed proper procedures in the handling of the proposed Meijer development.

Residents are collecting signatures to force the issue to a non-binding referendum on the April 13, 1999 election ballot. The residents want to know if Meijer Representatives were honest when they said they would not build in Lisle if the people of Lisle did not want them.

"We are going to find out if Meijer is true to their word", said Tim Lane, a Lisle resident involved in collecting the signatures. "We are outraged that our elected officials in Lisle would vote to move forward with this project after over 700 people showed up at the public hearing in July and spoke in opposition to the plan. Over 1,100 letters of opposition, including a petition with over 2,500 signatures opposing the proposed development, were entered into the public record. Only two people spoke in favor of the project and less than 35 letters were received in favor, including six from the current landowner who stands to profit handsomely from the rezoning and sale of the property for intensive commercial use."

CRADL is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to provide information about and further awareness of developmental issues in the Village of Lisle. CRADL has been active in helping residents in the Village of Lisle respond to the purposed Meijer planned unit development. Further information about CRADL can be obtained on our web site, www.cradl.org.