The curious case of a small Illinois airport where millions are spent but only one plane flies


Skift Take

Political agreements and government oversights have funneled taxpayers’ dollars into the underused airport for 17 years, a waste with no end in sight despite promises of passenger pickup with a new terminal.

Just north of the Indiana Toll Road, off Cline Avenue, sits the Gary/Chicago International Airport. Its name sounds substantial. Its annual budget is in the millions of dollars. And Chicagoans -- al