Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

Remembering Meigs Field: It’s Been 20 Years Since the Airport Was Ordered Bulldozed Overnight

Summary by Ground News
Northerly Island is a man-made peninsula located between McCormick Place and Soldier Field on Lake Michigan. Built in 1925, it hosted the Century of Progress World's Fair. Starting in 1948, it was a single-runway airport used by politicians and the elite to jet in and out of downtown.
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

WTTWWTTW
Center

Remembering Meigs Field: It’s Been 20 Years Since the Airport Was Ordered Bulldozed Overnight

An airport destroyed in the middle of the night by the government. It may sound like the plot of an exotic spy thriller, but it happened in Chicago 20 years ago this week.

·Chicago, United States
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

WTTW broke the news in Chicago, United States on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Blindspot Title And Logo
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

Chicago, IL icon

Chicago, IL

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal