Meigs Field was closed down in the middle of the night by Mayor Daley and since that time Chicago has lost a lot of convention business at McCormick Place due to businesses with corporate aircraft no longer having a nearby airport to land.
Northerly Island Reimagined As Urban Camping Destination
August 16, 2012 5:45 AM
UPDATED 08/16/12 10:46 a.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Construction will begin this fall to turn Northerly Island – the onetime site of Meigs Field – into a new hub for urban camping.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District General Supt. Michael Kelly announced plans to turn part of the peninsula alongside from the Museum Campus, Soldier Field and McCormick Place into a camping area for families, children, and at-risk youth.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/08/16/plans-for-northerly-island-park-set-to-go-ahead/
“...site of Meigs Field – into a new hub for urban camping.”
HA! “Urban camping”...euphemism for an outdoor “ObamaVille”!!!