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A report released Wednesday by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul urges the city to consider shifting its O’Hare rebuild plans around to prevent “sharp reductions” in flight activity at the busy airport during construction.

In recent bond documents, the city said it was hoping to do just that.

Initial plans for the massive $8.2 billion revamp at O’Hare called for two “satellite” concourses to be built first, followed by the centerpiece of the project, a new Global Terminal.

But the airlines, which are footing much of the bill for the construction, pushed for the Global Terminal construction to be moved up, hoping to ensure the centerpiece wouldn’t be threatened by increasing costs.

Now, the city says it wants to

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