Nov 16, 2009 2:41 pm US/Central
Bensenville Ends Opposition To O'Hare Expansion
CHICAGO (AP) ―
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About 1,300 bodies buried at a Bensenville cemetery must be relocated to make way for the $15 billion expansion of O'Hare International Airport. The village had sued to block the expansion, but has now ended all opposition to the plan.
CBS
A David-and-Goliath battle pitting a small suburb against the city of Chicago is officially over.
The village of Bensenville says it's dropping its legal challenges to Chicago's $15 billion expansion of O'Hare International Airport. That clears a major obstacle that stood in the way of completing a project meant to end congestion at one of the world's busiest airports.
Bensenville earlier this year elected a new mayor who expressed a willingness to cooperate with Chicago on the project. Frank Soto's predecessor, John Geils, fiercely opposed Chicago's plans to bulldoze hundreds of Bensenville homes to make way for a new O'Hare runway.
Soto told reporters at joint news conference with Chicago officials Monday that O'Hare will pay Bensenville $16 million as part of a settlement to end the litigation.
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