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Meigs Field, of course. A great example of the consequences of allowing a corrupt government to have its way. Chicago, like so many once-great American cities, is sinking into its own rot and decay.
That’s not Meigs Field. It’s the Navy Pier complex, which is a couple of miles north of where Meigs Field was. I used to hang out at Meigs when I was in my early teens. Frequently I saw an older gentleman flying a Bonanza (with a check pilot). Just practicing landings, one after another, and he always waved at me. Written on the left side of the plane below the pilot’s window was “Merrill C. Meigs.” I loved seeing him, and it was a great thrill at age 18 when I flew a 172 into Meigs with 3 passengers!