Well, like a thief in the night, our good friend Mayor Daley in Chicago has screwed Chicago aviation again.
Around midnight last night heavy equipment rolled into Meigs field and started tearing up the runway. No warning to anyone - there's not even a NOTAM for it. There are still aircraft sitting on the ramp.
No official word as to why this is happening, but the rumour network has it that the Mayor is expected to use 'credible terrorist threats' as an excuse.
For those who don't know - Mayor Daley has had it in for Meigs for some time now. He wants to turn it into a lakefront park, but has received opposition from the state government. Last news was a gentleman's agreement between himself and the former governor of Illinois - George Ryan - to keep Meigs open until at least 2006. Ryan was recently replaced as governor in the last election.
News can be found here. At the present time, there are large Xs gouged out of the runway.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...i%2Dnews%2Dhed
Cheers,
Peter