[Erasmus]

They may get permission to take off from the taxi strip.

It may be stipulated that the takeoffs must be done by professional type-rated pilots under good weather conditions, and with minimum takeoff weight (read: minimal fuel).

The plane owners will have to start looking at Pal-waukee to the north or Dupage to the west (both busy gen-av and corp-av airports). There's also Aurora and Will county (Joliet) but those are getting pretty far away. Oh, and there used to be a little strip in Elgin, but they turned it into a shopping center or some such fool thing. Pity, that. (Watch City native <]B^)

Still, nothing will ever come close to Meigs for those destined for the Loop, Soldier Field, or McCormick Place.

[spintreebob]

You only named a few of the MANY airports in the area.
Schaumburg welcomes them.