Hey Guys, according to the KORD-Case that is not an ATC-Problem.
Just behind RWY 09L/T is a small town.
By a lawcase the inhabitants of this town managed to have a 3000ft-Minimum-Rule, meaning that airplanes have to have at least 3000ft while passing the city-center.
So Pilots do not have a chance for a straight approach, you guys have to descent very hard in the Final Section.
A Lufthansa-Pilot once told me that he passed the IM at about 1300ft that day
- so in this case you can not really blame the ATC.
Around CHI there are some more law-based operational constraints so that T/O mostly are done by full-power-rollings
to climb with high rates and avoid passing sourrounding towns to low