To cut costs and appease the two airlines footing much of the bill, Johnson proposed changing the order of construction. Work on the global terminal replacing Terminal 2 would be moved up, but the building of satellite concourses that would add passenger gates but increase competition for United and American would be delayed.
The Chicago region and parts of western Illinois were threatened by tornadoes as the severe weather headed east toward Michigan. Flights were grounded earlier at O’Hare Airport.
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