O'Hare gets $12 million in stimulus cash

Some economic stimulus cash will be trickling down to O'Hare International Airport. About $12.3 million from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is slated for the airport, which is in the midst of a massive expansion plan, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday. The money will be used to repair an existing runway at O'Hare. About $1.1 billion was set aside in the stimulus package for airport modernization projects. "Rehabilitation of this runway will put Illinoisans to work immediately on a project that will contribute to the long-term ability of the O'Hare airport to serve travelers efficiently," Durbin said in a statement.