Airports
FAA levies fines on Chicago; stiffer penalties possible
One year ago this month, the FAA said it would take legal action against the city of Chicago because officials failed to notify the agency 30 days before c

One year ago this month, the FAA said it would take legal action against the city of Chicago because officials failed to notify the agency 30 days before closing Meigs Field. In the early morning hours f March 30, 2003, Mayor Richard Daley sent heavy equipment onto the field to carve trenches across its single runway, citing terrorism worries as his reason.