Chicago O'Hare Digs Up 50-Ton Boulder Under Airfield, Asks Public for Name Ideas

powerbroker

There is another rock sitting alongside a chief artery about 25 miles NW just beyond Schaumburg. Silly to give these things a name.

Stratoscope

Here are the name finalists: • Sweet Stone Chicago • No ORDinary Rock • Chicago Rocks • O'Rock • Orchard Rock • Da Rock "No ORDinary Rock" and "Orchard Rock" are the winners for me. They both pay tribute to how O'Hare got its IATA airport code in the 1940s, when it was called Orchard Field. So deciding between the two, Orchard Rock is my pick! It's subtle, but the plaque can explain it.

cmrx64

https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/11/rock-star-meet-guy-who-exca... here’s a picture of the actual rock - and digger! phew!

matthewsinclair

Surely it has to be “Boulder McBoulderface”? [0]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36225652

bcaulfield

Should name it Dwayne Johnson and never explain further.

mindslight

There's something about finding huge rocks in the ground while digging that makes you just want to take them out and like, use them for something? The last one I found I had to make myself leave it there (well I moved it over a foot so a pipe didn't have to go around it). Like no, it has sat here for thousands of years just fine, it can keep sitting. Glad to hear it applies to 50 ton ones, as well.