Politics & Government

Burr Ridge Area Truck Stop To Get Hearing

The project would require the demolition of a strip mall.

The strip mall southwest of 91st Street and Kingery Highway (Route 83) would be demolished under a plan for a QuikTrip truck stop.
The strip mall southwest of 91st Street and Kingery Highway (Route 83) would be demolished under a plan for a QuikTrip truck stop. (Google Maps)

BURR RIDGE, IL – A public hearing is planned this week for a controversial proposed truck stop in an unincorporated area near Burr Ridge.

The DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals is set to hold the hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday in Room 3-500B at the county administration building, 421 N. County Farm Road in Wheaton.

The planned QuikTrip truck stop would be at the southwest corner of 91st Street and Kingery Highway (Route 83).

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Under the plan, the truck stop would require the demolition of the strip mall that includes Young Cleaners, 7 Star Quick Shop, Hala Hookah and Damascus Falafel.

As of Monday, an online petition has collected more than 2,000 signatures against the truck stop. In June, Burr Ridge trustees adopted a resolution in opposition.

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