 Meigs Field also provided commuter airline service to the public, peaking in the late 1980s as Mayor Richard M. Daley took office.During the mid 1950s, Illini Airlines was operating scheduled passenger service between the airport and Freeport, IL, Madison, WI, Rockford, IL and Sterling, IL with de Havilland Dove and Piper Navajo twin engine prop aircraft.From the 1960s to early 1990s, typical intrastate destinations were Springfield, IL and Carbondale, IL.