Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh said Thursday he will nominate thechairman and chief executive officer of Inland Steel Industries Inc.to oversee the Bi-State Commission that will choose a site for athird Chicago area airport.
Bayh said his choice is Frank Luerssen. Inland Steel isheadquartered in Chicago and operates steel mills in Gary.
The chairman will head an 11-member panel with four people fromIllinois, four from Indiana and three from Chicago. The commissionis expected to recommend a site for a third Chicago airport by theend of 1992.
The choice for chairman must be approved by Mayor Daley, Gov.Thompson and Bayh.
A Thompson spokesman said the governor "has a great deal ofrespect for (Luerssen) and feels he would a fine job. But there areothers who would do a fine job, and the decision has to be made bythe mayor and the two governors. And they're not at that point yet."
Daley could not be reached for comment Thursday night.
"Both Gov. Thompson and Mayor Daley told me they held Mr.Luerssen in high regard, and I hope they will join me in endorsinghim for this important position," Bayh said. "It is time for thebickering to come to an end and for serious work to begin."
Bayh said that Luerssen "is an ideal candidate to bring unity tothe process of selecting the airport site and is one of the fewpersons who has a record of accomplishment in Indiana, Illinois andChicago."
Luerssen, of Munster, Ind., has been with the steel companysince 1952.
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