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Posts tagged "Park Ridge"

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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Park Ridge mulling what to do about louder O'Hare

O’Hare’s new runway is bugging Park Ridge, but did the suburb wait too long to do anything about it? Having withdrawn from the fight against O’Hare Airport expansion several years ago and getting rewarded with a new runway bringing screaming flights overhead, Park Ridge now is wondering what the hell to do about it. The... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 19, 2010 at 12:52 pm
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Anti-O'Hare uprising in Park Ridge?

When government does something that lowers your property values, can you seek compensation? O’Hare’s new northern runway (top) sends air traffic directly east, over parts on Park Ridge. That’s an interesting question being raised in Park Ridge, Ill. by residents who have seen their home values fall because of the city’s decision to cave in... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 20, 2009 at 10:44 am
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