O’Hare, 2 other IL airports get federal DOT grants
O’Hare and two oter Illinois airports have received more than $18 million in grants for infrastructure improvements and upgrades.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced the investment Wednesday. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The largest grant is $11.6 million for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. That money will pay for efforts to reduce noise affecting nearby public buildings.
Chicago/Rockford International Airport received nearly $6 million to pay for improvements to a runway there.
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport received a little over $1 million for rehabilitation work.
Durbin says the money will help the airports serve travelers more safely and efficiently.
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