OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
February 23, 2022
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Aviation, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of an amended intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding the Elgin O'Hare Western access project.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government as defined in Article Vll, ยง6(a) of the Illinois Constitution and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates Chicago O'Hare International Airport ("Airport") and is advancing planning and development of the O'Hare 21 capital improvement program ("O'Hare 21"), which includes a series of improvements to the Airport to meet projected air transportation demand including new expanded terminal and gate facilities and employee parking; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority ("Tollway") is an instrumentality and administrative agency of the State of Illinois which, pursuant to the Illinois Toll Highway Act, 605 ILCS 10/1 et seq., may exercise all powers necesary to carry out its legislative purposes as to the construction, operation, regulation and maintenance of its system of toll highways; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Tollway previously executed and delivered that certain Intergovernmental Agreement dated April 14, 2017, in substantially the form approved by City Council on February 22, 2017, and recorded in pages 42931-42959 of The Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago, Illinois (the "Intergovernmental Agreement"), to define their respective responsibilities relative to the Elgin-O'Hare Western Access Project (the "EOWA Project"), whereby the City and the To...
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