On Thurday afternoon, Mayor DeWitte and I attended an event at DuPage Airport that featured the United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Secretary LaHood was in the area to meet with DuPage Airport officials and to tout the benefits of general aviation airports and the economic impacts that the facilities provide to the adjacent communities and the region as a whole. 

The event was attended by several prominent leaders including State Senator John Millner, State Representative Randy Ramey, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, and Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns.