This phrase has become the battle cry of pilots seeking to prevent the closure of their local airports. For 50 years, Merrill C. Meigs Field (KCGX) operated near downtown Chicago. That came to an ...
Chicago's Merrill C. Meigs Field was abruptly destroyed by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley on March 31, 2003, without notice or FAA approval, to convert the land into a park. This "midnight raid" violated ...
Mayor Richard Daley launched the surprise closing of Meigs Field at a secret meeting over the weekend where he huddled with top aides to solidify a strategy designed to strike before any opposition ...