Chicago's $6.6-billion O'Hare International Airport modernization program features three features not usually associated with aviation: bees, hydroponics and a graveyard.

The O'Hare modernization program (OMP) cleared a major hurdle earlier this year when the Illinois Supreme Court denied an appeal filed by St. John's United Church of Christ, allowing the city to regain title and possession of St. Johannes Cemetery, located on airport property. Relocation is critical to the completion of a new 10,600-ft-long runway that will accommodate jumbo-sized aircraft.