Article: Although the FAA has OK'd O'Hare's plans for expansion, Bensenville and Elk Grove are ... Vowing not to give up ground.(News)

Byline: Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff Writer

For decades, Elk Grove Village and Bensenville wouldn't concede so much as a blade of grass to virtual Goliath Chicago's efforts to expand O'Hare International Airport.

Today, though, it appears the Goliath has won out, as Elk Grove and Bensenville play out desperate last-ditch efforts to convince a judge to stall the $7.5 billion project aimed at reducing delays and increasing the number of flights.

The towns once championed by governors find themselves nearly cloutless.

And their strategy now has gone from one of completely toppling Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's plan to one of finding a way to stall the ...

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