The idea that a major American airport could vanish overnight sounds exaggerated until you realize it actually happened in Chicago. You are not talking about a forgotten airstrip or a rural landing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just over 12 years after his predecessor destroyed Chicago's downtown airport, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is celebrating the soon-to-be-opened nature preserve on Northerly Island, and took ...

Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. It’s been more than two decades since the mayor of Chicago shut down the city’s ...

Along the lakefront is a strip of land that was once home to a small airport called Meigs Field. Along the Chicago lakefront is a strip of land that was once home to a small airport called Meigs Field ...

In June, Friends of Meigs Field (FOM) formally requested that the Chicago Park District consider an alternative plan to preserve Meigs with park, education and recreational elements in addition to its ...

A former lakefront airport has become a green space once envisioned by Daniel Burnham. Northerly Island used to be home to Meigs Field, an airport on the lakefront for small planes. But under cover of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

Chicago once had a downtown airport on Northerly Island called Meigs Field, a short walk from museum campuses and the Loop. It operated as a small general aviation facility with a single runway and ...

The campaign to save Meigs Field has garnered support from more than 20 aviation and business organizations. They were signatories to an October 26 letter appealing jointly to Illinois Gov. George ...