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EVENT TIMELINE

February 2001

O’Hare Timeline Events:

Gov. Ryan Buys Land for Peotone, Lobbies White House

• Gov. George Ryan (R-IL) “signals his intent to beginning buying up land for a proposed Peotone facility as part of his … state budget.” The Sun-Times reports: “With a potentially sympathetic Republican in the White House, Ryan said he has directed his transportation chief, Kirk Brown, to begin buying the land necessary to start the project.” George Ryan: “It’s just time we moved on this. We have a new administration in Washington that I think is conducive to what we are trying to do. I think the new airport is going to solve our problems. That’s why I’m for Peotone.” (Chicago Sun-Times, 02/22/01)

• Gov. Ryan lobbies U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta and the White House to support a new airport at Peotone. (Chicago Sun-Times, 02/26/01)

• Ryan two days earlier said that an additional runway at O’Hare would be open to discussion as part of a potential deal for the construction of a new airport at Peotone. (Chicago Tribune, 02/02/01)

Contributions:

• Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV) receives $5,000 from airline industry lobby (PACs).

• Sen. Durbin (D-IL) receives $1,000 from General Dynamics PAC (General Dynamics is owned by Civic Committee Aviation Task Force Chair Lester Crown).

• Rep. Kirk (R-IL) receives $2,000 from member of Civic Committee.

Table: Summary February 2001 Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyists, Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members

MMYY	CIVIC CMTE	INDUSTRY PAC	LAW FIRM	Grand Total
Grand Total	$2,000	$ 32,500	$400	$34,900

Table: Detail February 2001 Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyists, Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members

CONTRIBUTOR	TITLE	AFFILIATION	AFFILCAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RECIPIENT	Committee & Rank	CMBR	PARTY	STATE
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	02/01/01	Rehberg	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	MT
Carmell, William A.	NA	Winston & Strawn	LAW FIRM	$ 400	02/06/01	DNC	na	NA	D	NA
Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/06/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/07/01	Hayes	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	NC
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/12/01	Smith	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	OR
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/12/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
Northwest Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/14/01	Oberstar	Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte	House	D	MN
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Boswell	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	IA
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Brown	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	FL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Ensign	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	NV
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Fitzgerald	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	IL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,000	02/15/01	McCain	Chair, Commerce Cmte	Senate	R	AZ
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Mica	Chair, Subcmte	House	R	FL
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	02/15/01	Sandlin	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	TX
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Smith	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	OR
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/15/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/16/01	Qiunn	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	NY
Northwest Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/16/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/19/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
Delta Airlines Inc. PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/20/01	Hollings	Ranking Member, Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	SC
Delta Airlines Inc. PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/20/01	Nelson	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	FL
Weinberg, David B.	Chairman & CEO	Judd Enterprises	CIVIC CMTE	$ 1,000	02/23/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
Weinberg, David B.	Chairman & CEO	Judd Enterprises	CIVIC CMTE	$ 1,000	02/23/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,500	02/26/01	Brownback	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	KS
Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 3,000	02/26/01	Stevens	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	AK
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/27/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
Northwest Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/27/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
American Associationof Airport Executitves PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/27/01	Smith	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	OR
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/28/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,000	02/28/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/28/01	Smith	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	OR
US Airways PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	02/28/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
			Tot. FEB '01	$ 34,900