Article: The issue: State Sen. Debbie Halvorson has offered a third governance plan for the proposed south suburban airport. We say: Her plan won't make everyone happy, but it is a fair and balanced starting place for compromise. Our View Halvorson's governance plan could fly

Speaking before The Herald News Editorial Board on Friday, state Transportation Secretary Tim Martin urged the two groups competing for third airport control -- Will County officials and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Chicago -- to resolve their differences.

Martin also praised the airport efforts of Illinois Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete. Halvorson, he said, is taking the lead to bring the two rivals together. He added that a crucial issue remaining for the airport -- who will govern it -- must be decided by the Legislature.

Halvorson galvanized all these issues Monday when she chose a meeting of the Southland Chamber of Commerce to announce an airport governance plan ...

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