I think this is a good way of going about this. Schaumburg Village Manager Ken Fritz said his suburb has sent Seattle-based Boeing an array of brochures, videos and other promotional information. Worth to unite behind a single plan. But Illinois is not behind in the game, Phillips said. It is just a little over a week before they actually come.
Time is of the essence.
Boeing has told officials that the company wants to announce its choice by May 15 and have a signed lease by sometime in August. Tribune staff reporters John Chase, Raoul V. Mowatt and Noah Isackson contributed to this report.