ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST v. CHICAGO

Nos. 05-4418, 05-4450, 05-4451.

502 F.3d 616 (2007)

ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Helen Runge, and Shirley Steele, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Marion C. Blakely, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Defendants-Appellees. Village of Bensenville, Village of Elk Grove, Roxanne Mitchell, Rest Haven Cemetery Association, Robert Placek, and Leroy H. Heinrich, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The City of Chicago, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Marion C. Blakely, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. Karaganis (argued), Karaganis, White & Magel, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Mara S. Georges, Benna R. Solomon (argued), Suzanne M. Loose, Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee, City of Chicago.

Emily Nicklin, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Defendant, Richard M. Daley.

Todd S. Aaraard (argued), Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division, Patrick W. Johnson, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, Charles Prock, Federal Aviation Administration, Des Plaines, IL, for Defendant-Appellee, Federal Aviation Administration.

Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Office of the Attorney General Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant, State of Illinois.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Mention Chicago to almost any person who has been on an airplane, and that person will immediately think of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. It is one of the busiest airports in the world: in 2005, more than 76.5 million passengers passed through its facilities, along with 1.7 million tons of freight. See http://www.flychicago. com/events/KidsPage2006/OHareHistory. shtm (last visited August 27, 2007). It is also of central importance to...

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