O'Hare Unveils New Timeline to Expedite Global Terminal Replacement, Keeping Overhaul Budget in Check

• City proposes changing construction sequencing for O'Hare airport rebuild, accelerating Global Terminal replacement of aging Terminal 2 • Airlines including United and American had sought change after rising costs and delays; signed off on $8.5B overhaul in 2018
• Under new proposal, full project including satellite concourses will still be built to add capacity and keep O'Hare competitive • Alderman praises proposal as collaboration to modernize, while keeping project budget in check • Senator Dick Durbin urges mediation to ensure deal fair and beneficial, with second satellite terminal adding significant new gates