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Posts tagged "O'Hare Airport"

Cost of California high speed rail doubles.

Now it’s $98.5 billion over 20 years To put it in relative terms, O’Hare Airport expansion, once considered to be the nation’s most expensive public works project comes in at $15 billion to $20 billion (depending on whom you believe). Incredibly, though, its backers still say it can operate at a profit: The amount is... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 2, 2011 at 7:24 am
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Let's put slot machines in whore houses too

Gov. Pat Quinn wants some major changes in Illinois’ casino/gaming bill, saying that he’ll veto the bill that the Legislature sent him. He’s got some good points: …. Quinn said he would not allow gambling at racetracks, the state fairgrounds, or at Midway or O’Hare International Airports, as the current legislation proposes.The governor also wants... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 17, 2011 at 12:13 pm
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Why O'Hare is America's most dangerous airport--and why it will get worse

And Midway is Number 12 A new study based on Federal Aviation Administration statistics shows that O’Hare International Airport is the nation’s most dangerous airport. The study is based on the number and potential severity near-collision between airplanes incidents at the airports.  (See the full methodology.) Travel and Leisure Magazine, which conducted the study, cited a... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 13, 2011 at 9:12 am
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Some great questions about that 90% hike of Illinois tolls

The Illinois Tollway Highway Authority is likely this week to approve a 90 percent increase in tolls for its Northeastern Illinois network of highways. This, of course, is nonsense because the reason for the increase is political payoff for suburban legislators that caved in to O’Hare Airport Expansion. They now can crow that got the... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 23, 2011 at 11:54 am
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Illinois tollway drivers chumped by O'Hare Airport expansion.

Back when former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley promised to wave his magic wand and turn the 1950s-style O’Hare Airport into a 21st Century jewel,  Tri-State and other Illinois tollway drivers had no reason to pay much attention. Daley and his corporate, political, organized labor and do-gooder minions had assured everyone that expanding O’Hare wouldn’t... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
July 15, 2011 at 5:15 pm
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NOW will someone ask Emanuel what he plans to do about O'Hare expansion?

Tribune reports: City-airlines O’Hare talks near collapse Tense negotiations between the city of Chicago and United and American airlines over O’Hare expansion have almost collapsed, officials said today. The acrimony between the two sides has run so deep that, despite agreements to meet almost every day, city and airline officials often convene in separate rooms... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 24, 2011 at 5:36 pm
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O'Hare Airport: Increasingly unsafe?

O’Hare expansion. Notice the increased number of runway and taxiway intersections One of the warnings issued by opponents of O’Hare Expansion was that building new runways, terminals and other facilities at the 1950s-sized airport would be difficult, if not unsafe, while the airport tries to continue operating at full capacity. That warning came to mind... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
June 9, 2010 at 3:03 pm
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Is Chicago giving up on O'Hare Airport's promised western terminal?

A graphic of O’Hare’s promised western terminal. Going, going, gone? Could be; the hints are flying. When Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped his cockamamie idea to build an airport in Lake Calumet and came up with an even goofier idea to expand O’Hare Airport, he made a lot of promises, many of which have... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 4, 2010 at 4:27 pm
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New life in the fight against O'Hare Airport expansion

Park Ridge: Not so quiet anymore after O’Hare Airport’s new runway opened. (Tribune photo) It’s coming a little late, but Park Ridge, which used to be a leader against O’Hare Airport expansion, but then dropped out, is looking to start a campaign against further expansion, according to a story in the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate, Park... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 4, 2010 at 4:25 pm
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Another casualty of O'Hare expansion: Security

James Mauer (left), the former chief of security at O’Hare Airport and former Chicago police superintendent, has charged in a lawsuit that the facility is infected with huge security gaps, but the city has stubbornly ignored his warnings. The reason: The Daley administration is too busy pushing ahead with airport expansion, reported WLS: Maurer says... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 4, 2010 at 3:33 pm
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