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Airport clash over third facility sparks regional forecast fight
Illinois Secretary of Transportation Kirk Brown and aviation chief Mary Rose Loney clashed with Chicago forecasts for future air travel at the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission. Brown warned a Peotone third airport is vital to protect hundreds of thousands of jobs and residents, while Loney defended Chicago projections backed by $1.75 billion in airport upgrades and a 2.1 percent growth forecast.
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Illinois
Chicago
Kirk Brown
Mary Rose Loney
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Brown
Peotone
Loney
O’hare International
Midway
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Illinois Department of Transportation
National Planning Associates
NIPC
Lake Michigan
Aviation Department
Atlanta
Denver
Washington National
LaGuardia
Dennis Culleton
O’hare
Sandi Radtke
Radtke
Christine Cochrane
Metropolitan Conference ‘of Mayors
Chicago Board of Trade
Palos Heights
Dean Koldenhoven
Koldenhoven
Evergreen Park
Anthony Vacco
O'Hare
Vacco