The Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago, comprising 70 senior corporate and business leaders in the Chicago region, responded to Mayor Daley's "Proposal for the Future of O'Hare" with enthusiastic support.

"We have been working for expansion of runway capacity at O'Hare for well over a decade," said Lester Crown, Chair of the Committee's Aviation Task Force.

"O'Hare is the economic engine of the region. The Mayor's plan will position Chicago as the national and international aviation center of North America. It will add enormous value to the region, as well as hundreds of thousands of jobs. And it will reduce the delays that are so costly to our businesses and frustrating to air travelers."

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