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https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hin...-ohares-85-billion-makeover-moving-along

GREG HINZ ON POLITICS
September 25, 2019 05:38 PM UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Here’s how O’Hare’s $8.5 billion makeover is moving along
City Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee gives an update on the huge terminal expansion project that was started by Emanuel but now is Lightfoot's job to complete.


...And though she didn't say so, she gave every indication that Elon Musk's proposed super-fast train tube between the Loop and O'Hare likely died when its chief proponent, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left office.......

Construction also will start soon on a 10-gate expansion of Terminal 5, which now serves only international flights but is being converted to dual use. Preliminary site preparation already is underway.

When completed, Delta Air Lines will shift its entire O'Hare operation to the west end of Terminal 5, with foreign-flag carriers dominating at the other end.......

Gang at the session "talked a lot about bringing the neighborhoods into the (final) design," which could look rather different than the airy, tree-filled space concept that Gang pitched (above) in winning the job, Rhee said. "She's going to be doing a lot of community outreach," with a series of public meetings to be held soon.......

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