O'Hare expansion appears cleared for takeoff; United, American agree to Mayor Johnson's new timetable

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O'Hare expansion appears cleared for takeoff; United, American agree to Mayor Johnson's new timetable

An American Airlines jet takes off from O’Hare International Airport.Associated Press The massive expansion of O’Hare Airport appeared to be cleared for takeoff on Friday after United and American Airlines, the airport’s two major carriers, signed off on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to salvage construction of a global terminal and two satellite concourses that, airline officials feared, was $1.5 billion over budget.To cut costs and appease the …