CHICAGO (AP) — State transportation officials are announcing a step forward in their plans for an airport south of Chicago.

The Illinois Department of Transportation said Tuesday the state has purchased the Bult Field general aviation airport for $34 million. It plans to absorb that facility into the future South Suburban Airport it wants to build outside the Will County village of Peotone.

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