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After Parking Meters, Five Other Public Assets Daley Could Sell

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport Privatization, Midway Airport, Mayor Daley, Chicago Parking Meters, O'Hare, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Chicago Budget, Chicago Garbage, Privatization, Chicago Water System, Chicago Sewer System, Chicago News

After draining reserve funds generated by city asset sales, Mayor Daley has hitched Chicago's financial future to continuing the Great Chicago sell-of...

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Chicago Transit at a Crossroads

Aaron Renn | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Transit Authority, Public Transportation, Pace, Metra, Midway Airport, Urban Planning, Cta-Orange-Line, City Planning, Illinois Budget, Cta, Indianapolis, Rod Blagojevich, Mayor Daley, Global Cities, Rta, CTA Bus Tracker, El, Chicago News
Aaron Renn

The CTA doomsday budget, even if it doesn't come to pass, has done a great service by showing the city the inevitable future. Service has been trending downward for decades.

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O'Hare, Midway Delays Among Country's Longest

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, Chicago Airports, Air Travel, Flight Delays, Midway Delays, Midway Airport, O'hare Delays, Chicago Flight Delays, Chicago News

But if you're waiting in Chicago, your wait could be a long one -- the average wait for a delayed flight at a Chicago airport was 65.7 minutes....

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Airports Eye Changes In Water Bottle Rules

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 09.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tsa, Rosemarie Andolino, Midway Airport, Travel, O'Hare, Airport Security, Airport Water Bottles, Airport Liquid Bottles Rules, Chicago News

On Wednesday, Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino used a so-called "Airports Going Green" conference to float an idea pioneered in Portland that ...

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Midway Airport Privatization Deal Collapses

AP | Posted 05.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport Privatization, Midway Lease Deal, Midway Privatization Deal, Midway Airport, Privatization, Credit Crisis, Travel, Private Airports, Gene Saffold, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- A $2.5 billion first-of-its-kind deal to privatize a major U.S. airport has collapsed amid the global credit crunch, city officials sa...

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Midway Privatization Deal Negotiations Extended

AP | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Privatization Deal, Midway Airport, Gene Saffold, Midway Privatization, Midway Lease, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO - Chicago officials say they're still talking with a group of private investors about a new closing date to lease Midway International Airport...

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Credit Crisis May Kill Midway Privatization Deal

AP | Posted 05.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Lease, Midway Airport Privatization, Credit Crunch, Midway Aiport Deal, Midway Airport, Mayor Daley, Chicago News

The credit crunch is threatening plans to lease Midway Airport to private investors for $2.5 billion. A Chicago official says an April 6 closing date...

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Midway Airport Privatization Approval Delayed By FAA

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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The Federal Aviation Administration's approval of the privatization of Midway Airport has been delayed because the new operator still is negotiating s...

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Chicago Airports Expect Huge Holiday Crowds

AP | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago Airports, Holiday Season, Chicago Holiday Travel, Midway Airport, O'Hare, Holiday Travel, Chicago News

One of the busiest days of the holiday travel season is here. The Chicago Department of Aviation says Tuesday, the day before Christmas Eve, should b...

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Alderman To Daley: Restore Snow Plow Money

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport Privatization, Chicago Budget Shortfall, 38th Ward Chicago, Midway Airport, Chicago Budget, Mayor Daley, Tom Allen, Chicago Skyway, Richard Daley, Chicago Snow Plows, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Chicago Snow Removal, Chicago Snow Plow Cuts, Chicago News

Fed up with snow-covered side streets and ice-packed intersections, an influential alderman demanded Thursday that Mayor Daley set aside $1 million ap...

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Southwest's LaGuardia Bid Passes, Flights From Midway Still Uncertain

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

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Southwest Airlines won approval from a bankruptcy court Tuesday to buy ATA Airlines Inc.'s slots at LaGuardia International Airport in New York for $7...

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Snow And Wind Cancel 50 O'Hare Flights

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago

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Snowfall and blustery winds have caused the cancellation of more than 50 flights Monday morning at O'Hare International Airport. Delays at O'Hare are...

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Airport Revenues Continue To Decline

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago

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If only Thanksgiving came along every week, Chicago airports could lift the city through rough economic times. But airport-generated revenues are slu...

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Southwest Could Be Eying Midway-LaGuardia Flights

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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Southwest Airlines Co. is trying to crack the New York market, the crown jewel of business travel, by making a bid to buy bankrupt ATA Airlines' slots...

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City Looks To Lay Off 29 At Airports

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport, Chicago Budget, Chicago Airport Layoffs, 2009 Chicago Budget, O'Hare, Brendan Reilly, Richard Daley, Aviation Department, Chicago News

Mayor Richard Daley's administration plans to eliminate the jobs of more than two dozen people who translate and answer questions for international vi...

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Midway Beats O'Hare For On-Time Flights

ABC 7 | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago's O'Hare Airport did not fare well in a ranking of on-time statistics for the country's major airports. Of the 32 major U.S. airports, Midway...

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Manicures And Vegan Food: Coming Soon To Chicago's Airports?

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Vegan Food Chicago, Nuts on Clark, Airport Manicures, Richard Rodriguez, Chicago Airports, Chicago Budget Shortfall, Garrett Popcorn Shop, Midway Airport, O'Hare Airport, Richard Daley, Chicago News

Richard Rodriguez would like hungry passengers to have more choices of ethnic foods to buy while traveling through Chicago's airports. As the city's ...

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Midway Airport Could Be Private By Yearend

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago's $2.52-billion Midway Airport privatization deal is expected to win final clearance by yearend, the Federal Aviation Administration's top air...

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Privatizing Midway: Why In This Economy?

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Midway Airport Privatization, Midway Airport Sale, Richard Daley, Midway Aiport Deal, Midway Airport, Daley Midway Lease, Chicago News

Midway Airport is arguably one of the city of Chicago's better-run operations, offering relatively affordable flights out of a facility that's clean, ...

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City Council Approves Midway Airport Deal

Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE The City Council approved the 99-year, $2.5 Billion lease of Midway Airport 49-0 Wednesday. Aldermen are already divvying up the expected $1...

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Midway Airport Privatized In $2.5 Billion Deal

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley says the city has reached a landmark agreement to privatize Midway Airport for $2.521 billion. The deal will net the city more th...

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Southwest To Cut 22 Flights At Midway

Crain's Chicago Business | Lorene Yue | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Flights, Southwest Airlines, Chicago Airports, Southwest Midway Cuts, Southwest Cuts, Midway Airport, Midway Flgiht Cuts, Economy, Southwest, Southwest Chicago Cuts, Chicago News

Southwest Airlines Co. is eliminating 22 flights from Midway Airport, the most cuts of any city, as it adjusts its winter flight schedule to offset th...

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