Central Market food and retail space lands at Midway Airport: ‘It represents the global city that we truly are’

The new Central Market at Midway Airport was unveiled Wednesday. It is part of the final phase of a $400 million modernization project. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Passengers emerging from Midway Airport’s security checkpoint immediately enter a bright, open space where a mix of food, drinks and retail form the new Central Market.

The food and retail space’s opening Wednesday was one of the closing steps in the eight-year, $400 million Midway Modernization Program. It was part of a $75 million concessions renovation.