Homeland security. What a laugh. Problem is that the public will probably accept this explanation without question.
It's a damn shame. Meigs field was my first introduction to aviation through Flight Simulator, and has been a great resource through my time flying around Chicago.
It also served an important traffic control function for lakefront flights - which can get quite thick in the Summer months.
I hope that this can be reversed, but I fear that our efforts may be futile.
Peter