Chitown64:

I would hope that you've seen from my posts that I'm as big an ORD supporter as anyone but this city vs. suburbs mentality is precisely one of the big problems here. I have lived in the city limits all my life but will be moving out of them soon to a nearby 'burb. Chicago, IMO, is the entire metro area and ORD expansion will be beneficial to the whole region. There have been polls taken that actually show many residents of the 'burbs around ORD are not opposed to the work that needs to be done. Unfortunately, it's the very vocal few that tend to get all the press. Also, it's important for the city & suburbs to work together on this. As long as the suburbs feel they have a voice and are heard, compromises can be reached. I do not agree with you that people are living "where homes should not have been allowed". I imagine that growth of the suburbs around ORD is due to the airport and the jobs & money it brings so people go to settle there. Also, as long as the city & suburbs work together, hopefully as few people as possible will be displaced by the expansion, no one should be arbitrarily forced from their homes without having a voice, I don't think you'd want to be.

While I normally agree with much of what you say, I think it'd be best to not foster the "us vs. them" mentality for the City of Chicago & it's neighboring towns.

My own $0.02...

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Regards,
- Anna