O'Hare Set for Largest-Ever U.S. Expansion

But in the meantime, critics still have questions.

"Do you really have to tear up a lot of runways or do as grandiose a plan as is in play? I'm not sure you do," said Aaron Gellman, a professor at Northwestern University's Transportation Center.

Gellman says improvements to the region's air traffic control system, for example, could go a long way toward increasing O'Hare's capacity.

The project's well-organized, well-financed foes also argue the project will drive up prices for travelers and will not reduce delays because increased capacity will be absorbed with more flights.

"Be prepared for delays the likes of which you've never seen before, and be prepared to pay a whole lot more for your airline ticket," says Joe Karaganis, an attorney for the suburbs and cemetery.

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