by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue On August 30, 2023, EAA Chapter 770 of Springfield, Illinois, held its first “Wings & Wheels Expo” as…
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New $6M Solar Array Project at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport® To Save As Much As $350,000 Annually In Energy Costs
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, held a ribbon cutting June 26, 2023, to celebrate the operational…
City Takes Over FBO In Hopes of Increasing Traffic
RANTOUL, ILL. – Like many small towns that lose their fixed base operator, the City of Rantoul, Illinois, has decided to take over the fixed base operation. This decision came…
Charlie’s Restaurant
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. – Pilots looking for an airport restaurant in northern Illinois should check out “Charlie’s Restaurant” at Clow International Airport (1C5), Bolingbrook, Illinois. Charlie’s is open from 7:00 am…
Priester Aviation Names Andy Priester President & CEO
WHEELING, ILL. – Andrew (Andy) Priester has been named president and chief executive officer of Priester Aviation, LLC, the third generation of the family-owned and operated company headquatered at Chicago…
Quad Cities International Airport… A Quick Look Back In History
In 1910, a Rock River valley pasture known as “Franing Field” near Moline, Illinois, was selected for the first coast-to-coast flight by U.S. Army aircraft. Three men leased 30 acres…
Illinois Aviation Conference Addresses Fuel Fraud Taxes & Unfair Competition
by Jim Bildilli ST. CHARLES, ILL. – The 2012 Illinois Aviation Conference was held May 22-23, 2012 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois, and started with a hangar…
In The Land of Lincoln… Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is located in the heart of Sangamon County, Illinois, approximately 3 miles north of the city of Springfield, Illinois. The original development at Capital Airport was…
The Great Lakes Have Become Even Greater!
by Bill Bill Blake AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative I am very pleased to report that the states of Iowa and Missouri have been added to the AOPA Great Lakes Region,…
Illinois Names New Chief of Aviation Safety
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Linda Schumm has joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Division of Aeronautics as Bureau Chief of Aviation Safety. Schumm, who has been active in the aviation…