$75 million Midway Airport concession revamp cleared for takeoff
(WorldNews Politics)

A 15-year, $75 million makeover of Midway Airport concessions was cleared for takeoff Wednesday on a runway crowded with clout-heavy contractors. The high-stakes contract with a group known as Midway Partnership LLC was approved at an action-packed City Council meeting dominated by business issues that include: drastically reducing license fees to pushcart vendors; loosening constraints on home businesses; allowing small businesses to file their city taxes on a monthly basis and easing disclosure rules on Chicagoans who supplement their incomes by listing their homes or spare bedrooms on Airbnb. No longer would they be forced to turn over their guest lists to the city without a subpoena or...